The U.S. administration on Thursday announced a major grant of $150 million to repair and replace existing electric vehicle (EV) chargers and charging infrastructure.
The grant will be distributed to 24 recipients in 20 U.S. states to upgrade 4,500 existing EV charging ports and in some cases bring them up to code.
The new funding is drawn from the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Formula Program with $5 billion in investment to build EV infrastructure.
US $150 million electric vehicle (EV) upgrade grant for 24 recipients
“Charging your electric vehicle should be as easy and convenient as filling up a gas tank – and these grants will help make our EV charging network more reliable. We’re building a bigger and better EV charging network to keep up with driver demand, and we’re also ensuring the existing network works when you need a charge,” said Federal Highway Administrator Shailen Bhatt.
According to the current roadmap, the White House is looking to expand upto 500,000 charging stations nationwide until 2030. As for now, the U.S. has over 170,000 public charging ports.
Last week, The U.S. Government announced a $623 million grant to build an EV charging network in urban, rural, and suburban areas.
(source – Department of Transportation)