BOSTON (SHNS) - State officials say electric vehicles are gaining in popularity and this month announced a plan to roll out $46 million over the next two years to strengthen charging networks for key corridors in western and central Massachusetts and to aid the electrification of heavy-polluting trucks and large vehicles.

The Department of Environmental Protection said the money will be made available both through the creation of new grant opportunities and by scaling up existing programs -- $30 million is billed for medium- and heavy-duty charging at "strategically located hubs" and along secondary corridors for light- and medium-duty EVs, and $16 million to buy and install EV charging infrastructure at workplaces, fleet headquarters, multi-unit dwellings, educational campuses, and "publ

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