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BP Donates $200K to Houston Community College for EV Safety Training

Published May 16, 2024 by Brina Morales

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表明其继续致力于推进皇冠HGA010官方下载转型和支持该地区的劳动力, BP donated $200,000美元给休斯顿社区学院(HCC),用于资助休斯顿市和哈里斯县雇员的电动汽车安全和机械培训课程. 该计划强调了这家国际公司对可持续发展的承诺,旨在为当地技术人员提供未来交通所需的专业技能. 

该项目旨在今年培训250多名车队部门员工,提供电动汽车操作的安全知识和高级维修和保养培训. 

Hga010皇冠软件下载接受休斯顿作为世界皇冠HGA010官方下载之都的角色,Hga010皇冠软件下载将继续支持这座城市和县以及他们推进皇冠HGA010官方下载转型的努力,” Mark Crawford, Sr. Vice President of Diversity, Equity and 包容 at bp, said during a check presentation at an HCC Board of Trustees meeting. “Hga010皇冠软件下载对未来的一年感到兴奋,许多技术人员将带着证书和新知识离开HCC校园.” 

bp check presentation to HCC to fund EV safety training

 

In 2020, the City of Houston released its Climate Action Plan which included converting non-emergency, light-duty municipal vehicles to electric by 2030. Harris County has a similar goal to transition its fleet to electric vehicles. 

HCC东北学院院长迈克尔·爱德华兹称赞英国石油公司在加强社区建设方面的投资和承诺, creating sustainable jobs and advancing the transition.  

“英国石油美国公司寻求与合作伙伴合作,为受皇冠HGA010官方下载转型影响最大的地区制定倡议,使劳动力能够获得未来皇冠HGA010官方下载系统所需的技能,” said Michael Edwards, 博士学位, President of HCC’s Northeast College Campus.   

Earlier this year, bp launched its 第一次你.S. EV charging station, bp Pulse, at the company’s 皇冠HGA010官方下载 Corridor headquarters. 车站, offering 24 high-speed EV charge points, is part of bp’s plan to invest $1 billion in EV charging infrastructure by 2030. 

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