Perkins recently completed a fellowship with E2 (Environmental Entrepreneurs), a clean energy advocacy group, in which she began a community charging project. Over the past year, she’s been interviewing building managers and owners at publicly accessible spots throughout the city — primarily small businesses and houses of worship — to gauge interest in hosting chargers and to determine ideal spots.
Now she’s hoping to start a nonprofit that could help fund public charging sites throughout the city, especially on the West and South sides, where air quality is a concern. “We need to have evenly distributed, affordable, accessible EV charging across the city,” she said.