The Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) recently awarded five new public electric vehicle fast-charging projects through the state’s National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Program.
The awards represent approximately $3.7 million in federal funding and are supported by approximately $918,000 in private-sector matching funds.
Conditional awardees can request federal funds of up to 80 percent of eligible costs and are required under the NEVI Program to provide at least a 20 percent match.
This is the third round of funding, and MDOT will seek federal certification to designate the Maryland NEVI Plan’s highway corridors as fully built out with critical EV charging gaps filled.
Round 3 conditional awardees include Tesla, ElectraStop and Universal EV, and grants support projects in Prince George’s, Frederick, Montgomery, Charles and Baltimore counties.
“These awards represent a major step forward to filling remaining EV charging gaps along Maryland’s major travel corridors and making drivers feel at ease knowing there is a reliable charger in range,” Maryland Department of Transportation Secretary Katie Thomson said. “This is also a full circle moment as my previous work included creating the federal program and, now serving as secretary, I’m directing the program’s implementation and seeing the impact it’s having across Maryland.”