Businesses now can apply for federal funds to build and operate electric vehicle charging stations along state interstates and major highways.
The North Carolina Department of Transportation announced Friday that requests for proposals will close at midnight May 11 for the second round of the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure program, which will provide money to help build and operate 16 EV charging stations along the state’s alternative fuel corridors.
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Businesses interested in applying should visit NCDOT’s NEVI Program website to view the request for proposal documents, applications, a geographic information system- or GIS-based map with the proposed locations for the EV charging stations, and other resources.
This latest batch of EV chargers will add to the chargers being constructed along interstates and highways by six firms already under contract.
North Carolina received $109 million in NEVI funding to build out EV infrastructure along a network of approved interstates and highway corridors and in communities.
The federally subsidized program is meant to supplement the state’s existing DC fast charging ports. All of the charging stations funded through the program will be privately owned and operated.
NCDOT expects it will take another three years to build out the remaining charging infrastructure on the alternative fuel corridors such as Interstate 40, I-77 and U.S. 17.
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Once these charging stations are built, the state will transition to Phase 2 of the EV buildout that will focus on Level 2 chargers that take between 4 and 8 hours to charge a vehicle, and DC fast chargers.
NEVI funds are to be used to reimburse businesses for project costs, including procurement, installation and operation of the EV charging stations.
