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TULSA, Okla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Francis Energy, LLC (Francis Energy), the owner and operator of the nation’s first comprehensive statewide network of electric vehicle (EV) fast charging infrastructure, announced today an equity investment in the company by Alliance Resource Partners, L.P. (NASDAQ: ARLP). The investment brings together two Tulsa-based American success stories to help change the way Americans […]

Business Insider recently sat down with Francis Energy Founder and CEO David Jankowsky to talk about the company’s commitment to ensuring EV charging access to all communities across middle America. “We wanted to make sure that charging stations were placed equitably across the state to make sure that everyone had access,” he added. The goal […]

Taking an opposite turn from those looking to charge the EVs of America’s urbanites, Francis Energy aims to tackle another challenge to mass adoption: the lack of charging stations across rural America. Based in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the startup has been installing fast chargers in remote areas of the Great Plains, including on tribal lands, and […]

As the U.S. Departments of Transportation and Energy announced $5 billion in federal money to build a national network of EV chargers, Francis Energy caught up with KOTV to talk about the company’s ongoing work to expand its network of EV fast chargers across the Midwest. You can watch the full story here, https://www.newson6.com/story/620aed03fe2d0907da4530fe/tulsa-energy-company-hopes-improve-electric-car-charger-network-with-federal-grant.

Francis Energy Expands EV Fast Charging Network into Kansas with Grant Award from Kansas Department of Transportation TULSA, OK (February 7, 2022) – Francis Energy, owner and operator of the nation’s first comprehensive statewide EV charging network, announced today it is expanding into Kansas. The company was recently awarded grant funds by the Kansas Department […]

TULSA, OK (January 11, 2022) – Francis Energy, owner and operator of the nation’s first comprehensive statewide EV charging network, announced today it has been awarded grant funds by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to build and operate three new charging stations in high-traffic areas of the state’s highways. The locations include Harrisonville, […]

Francis Energy Founder and CEO David Jankowsky comments on recent announcements from two of Detroit’s big automakers – Ford doubling its production of the all new electric F-150 Lightning and GM unveiling its new electric Silverado.  “Pickups are an essential part of the American story and have deep roots in middle America. The recent announcements […]

TULSA, OK (December 30, 2021) Over the next seral years, automakers will release electric versions of the pickups and SUVs their customers love. But that love is unlikely to last if their buyers struggle to keep them charged up while on the road. Right now, more than 80 percent of EV charging is done at […]

TULSA, OK (December 28, 2021) David Jankowsky is among those trying to remove a major obstacle to consumer demand for electric vehicles: a lack of charging stations across rural America. Mr. Jankowsky is chief executive of Francis Energy, a Tulsa, Okla.-based startup that has been installing fast chargers in remote areas of the Great Plains, […]