Colorado state government officials and local leaders recently celebrated the completion of the more than $10 million EV (electric vehicle) Fast-Charging Corridors program, a major step in a statewide fast-charging network.
The program, established in 2018, installed 33 fast chargers statewide including on major transportation routes. The state’s EV fast-charging network now includes more than 1,100 fast-charging and 4,400 Level 2 ports.
“Almost 80 percent of the state highway network is now within 30 miles of a DC fast charger,” Shoshana Lew, (Colorado Department of Transportation CDOT) executive director, said “We’re getting very close to accomplishing our goal of creating a Colorado where anyone can drive anyplace in the state they want, regardless of what type of vehicle they have.”
CDOT helped fund the program. It also received more than $2 million in private and local government investment.
The state’s EV fast-charging network has received significant federal, state, local, and private investment and continues to grow. An additional approximately 400 fast-charging ports are expected to open in 2025.
Gov. Jared Polis and Will Toor, Colorado Energy Office executive director, attended the ceremony as did Justin Wilson, senior director of regulatory policy and programs at ChargePoint, the company that installed the chargers.