{"id":81223,"date":"2025-03-16T09:45:59","date_gmt":"2025-03-16T13:45:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=81223"},"modified":"2025-03-16T09:45:59","modified_gmt":"2025-03-16T13:45:59","slug":"nuvve-wins-400-million-v2g-ev-charging-contract-in-new-mexico","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=81223","title":{"rendered":"Nuvve wins $400 million V2G, EV charging contract in New Mexico"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"img-border featured-image\">\n\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"1400\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/electrek.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/03\/albequerqie_MAIN2.jpg?quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1400\" class=\"skip-lazy wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/electrek.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/03\/albequerqie_MAIN2.jpg?w=320&amp;quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/electrek.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/03\/albequerqie_MAIN2.jpg?w=640&amp;quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/electrek.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/03\/albequerqie_MAIN2.jpg?w=1024&amp;quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/electrek.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/03\/albequerqie_MAIN2.jpg?w=1500&amp;quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 1500w\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>The State of New Mexico has awarded Nuvve a $400 million contract to provide turnkey EV charging solutions \u2013\u00a0including hardware, maintenance, and data management \u2013\u00a0to the state\u2019s growing fleet of electric vehicles.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-406028\"\/><\/p>\n<p>That $400 million number comes from Nuvve (NASDAQ: NVVE) estimates about New Mexico\u2019s total addressable market (TAM), which includes the current plans to electrify State of New Mexico (SONM) electric vehicles and support broader electrification and V2G efforts. The contract is structured as a Statewide Price Agreement (SWPA), enabling long-term progress across public agencies throughout New Mexico.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese agreements play a crucial role in fulfilling the objective of Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham\u2019s executive order to transition our state fleet to zero emissions,\u201d said DOT Cabinet Secretary Ricky Serna. \u201cThese contracts ensure that state fleets transition to cleaner technology in a manner that is both efficient and economically viable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The contract, structured as a Statewide Price Agreement, will advance New Mexico\u2019s Vehicles as a Service (VaaS) program, which state officials say will help facilitate more widespread fleet electrification through:<\/p>\n<p>\t<span class=\"outbrain-ad-label\">Advertisement &#8211; scroll for more content<\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Turnkey EV Charging Solutions<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Deployment of advanced EV charging infrastructure, operations, and data management.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) and Microgrid Development<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Scalable solutions integrating V2G-capable fleets, stationary battery storage, and solar energy to reduce costs and enhance grid resilience.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Corridor Charging Stations<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Establishing key EV charging sites along state highways for inter-city travel.<\/li>\n<li><strong>EV Leasing and Infrastructure Financing<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Providing innovative financial models to streamline fleet conversion.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Asset Transition and Management<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Purchasing and retiring internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles, ensuring efficient fleet turnover.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/electrek.co\/2022\/09\/30\/bidirectional-act-promotes-electric-school-buses-with-v2g\/\">Nuvve continues to lead in deploying real-world<\/a>, scalable solutions for the benefit of both our customers and the utility grid,\u201d said Ted Smith, President and COO of Nuvve. \u201cWe believe this deployment provides New Mexico with best-in-class technology, financing, and implementation strategies while ensuring the state meets its sustainability goals without compromising operational efficiency.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The first deployments of the new EV charging infrastructure program are expected to be announced sometime in Q2.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-electrek-s-take\">Electrek\u2019s Take<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1400\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/electrek.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/03\/nuvve_MAIN.jpg?quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"A handful of school buses in northern Illinois will soon have a new summer job.\" class=\"wp-image-404194\" srcset=\"https:\/\/electrek.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/03\/nuvve_MAIN.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/electrek.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/03\/nuvve_MAIN.jpg?resize=150,75 150w, https:\/\/electrek.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/03\/nuvve_MAIN.jpg?resize=300,150 300w, https:\/\/electrek.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/03\/nuvve_MAIN.jpg?resize=768,384 768w, https:\/\/electrek.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/03\/nuvve_MAIN.jpg?resize=1024,512 1024w, https:\/\/electrek.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/03\/nuvve_MAIN.jpg?resize=350,175 350w, https:\/\/electrek.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/03\/nuvve_MAIN.jpg?resize=140,70 140w, https:\/\/electrek.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/03\/nuvve_MAIN.jpg?resize=290,145 290w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">V2G charging program; via Nuvve.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Nuvve seems to be pulling ahead in the race to score state and municipal charging contracts \u2013\u00a0seemingly for good reason. The company is meeting these clients where they are, answering questions, and moving forward with smart, <a href=\"https:\/\/electrek.co\/2025\/03\/04\/comed-nuvve-set-to-launch-v2g-pilot-program-for-electric-school-buses\/\">sensible program that have a high chance of successfully returning a good ROI<\/a>. Which, you know, is that second kind of \u201csustainability\u201d we often talk about.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SOURCE | IMAGES<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20250225001770\/en\/Nuvve-Awarded-State-of-New-Mexico-Contract-to-Accelerate-EV-Infrastructure-and-Renewable-Energy-Development\">Nuvve<\/a>; featured image via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.makemymove.com\/moving-living\/albuquerque-nm\">MakeMyMove<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-disclaimer-container\" readability=\"6.3518518518519\">\n<p class=\"disclaimer-affiliate\"><em>FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links.<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/electrek.co\/about\/#affiliate\">More.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- post ad --><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The State of New Mexico has awarded Nuvve a $400 million contract to provide turnkey EV charging solutions \u2013\u00a0including hardware, maintenance, and data management \u2013\u00a0to the state\u2019s growing fleet of electric vehicles. That $400 million number comes from Nuvve (NASDAQ: NVVE) estimates about New Mexico\u2019s total addressable market (TAM), which includes the current plans to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8313,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-81223","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-e-cars"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81223","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=81223"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81223\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/8313"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=81223"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=81223"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=81223"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}