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The Federal Highway Administration on Friday announced $635 million in grants to build electric vehicle charging and other clean transportation infrastructure in 27 states, four tribal areas and the District of Columbia.
More than three dozen projects that expand “community” electric vehicle charging will receive $368 million, and about $268 million will go to seven “corridor” fast charging projects that develop alternative fuel and charging capabilities over the designated alternative fuel corridors, the Department of Transportation said. .
The Cherokee Nation in northeastern Oklahoma will receive $10.7 million to install electric vehicle charging ports at 12 locations in the community. The city of Troy, Alabama will receive more than $700,000 to install community charging at five key locations, including a hospital, museum, university and sports complex.
Along the corridor, the Port Authority of Houston will receive nearly $25 million to build and operate a hydrogen fueling station in Bayport, Texas. And the Maryland Department of Transportation, in partnership with Pennsylvania, New Jersey and West Virginia, will receive $18.6 million to deploy alternative fuel infrastructure along the I-81 and I-78 corridors through states
In total, the grants will help install more than 11,500 electric vehicle charging ports and hydrogen and natural gas fueling infrastructure. The funds were made available through the bipartisan law’s $2.5 billion fuel and charging infrastructure discretionary grant program and 10 percent set aside from the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Formula Program, DOT said.
“This funding shows harmony in the government’s efforts to maximize federal investments and will build on the Department of Energy’s work to develop the 21st century energy workforce and prepare the grid to power zero-emission fuel infrastructure across the country,” said Jeff Marootian, deputy principal assistant. secretary of the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energies of the Department of Energy.
The new loading and fueling locations will provide “more accessible and equitable transportation options, create new high-paying jobs and open opportunities for innovation in America’s communities,” he said.
The Biden administration has made the transition to clean transportation a priority, and electric vehicles accounted for nearly 9 percent of U.S. light vehicle sales in the third quarter of last year. JD Power expects electric vehicle sales to reach 36% market share by 2030.
