On Thursday, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announce it had received $20 million in federal funding for building out the electric vehicle charging infrastructure.
The money, part of the federal National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) funding, will build out 29 projects in 19 counties across the state, officials said. The projects were selected to fill in gaps on the Alternative Fuel Corridors following NEVI Round 1. The $20 million investment is part of the $171.5 million PennDOT will receive for EV charging infrastructure over the next five years.
“Every federal dollar directed toward EV charging is one step closer to a vision of accessible and reliable infrastructure that supports electric transportation,” PennDOT Secretary Mike Carroll said. “Pennsylvania, under the leadership of Governor Shapiro, has been among the states leading the charge to distribute NEVI funds to give drivers confidence while promoting sustained environmental benefits.”
Together with previous NEVI funding announcements, the state has committed to 83 projects in 41 counties. Additionally, PennDOT has released priorities for NEVI Round 1B, designed to fill gaps in the AFCs that remain following Round 1 and Round 1A awards. The funds will support the planning, design, construction, operation and maintenance of charging sites. Pennsylvania’s NEVI program is a reimbursement program and requires recipients to provide a 20 percent match.
Among the projects receiving awards is $652,736 to eCAMION USA, Inc. for a charging station in Adams County at Perkins in Gettysburg; $852,104 to Wawa, Inc. for a charging station in Berks County at Wawa in Reading; and $281,694 to Tesla, Inc. for a charging station in Somerset County at Wendy’s in Somerset.