WASHINGTON — The federal government will make $615 million available to states in 2022 under the new National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Formula Program that the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act established to build out a national electric vehicle (EV) charging network, the U.S. Department of Transportation and Department of Energy announced on Feb. 10.
The program will provide nearly $5 billion over five years to help states create a network of EV charging stations along the Interstate Highway System. The program will build on the Alternative Fuel Corridors that nearly every state has designated over the past six years, which will be the foundation of the national EV charging network. Building the network is a major step toward ensuring the accessibility of a “convenient, reliable, affordable and equitable charging experience for all users,” the agencies said.
“The president’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will help us win the EV race by working with states, labor and the private sector to deploy a historic nationwide charging network that will make EV charging accessible for more Americans,” U.S. Transportation Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg said.
“The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is helping states to make electric vehicle charging more accessible by building the necessary infrastructure for drivers across America to save money and go the distance, from coast to coast,” said U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm.
States must submit an EV Infrastructure Deployment Plan before they can access these funds. The administration will announce a second, competitive grant program designed to further increase EV charging access in locations throughout the country, including in rural and underserved communities, later this year, it said.
To access these funds, the program requires each state to submit an EV Infrastructure Deployment Plan to the new Joint Office of Energy and Transportation that describes how the state intends to use its share of NEVI Formula Program funds consistent with Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) guidance.
The Joint Office of Energy and Transportationwill play a key role in implementing the NEVI Formula Program by providing direct technical assistance and support to help states develop their plans before the FHWA, which administers the funding, reviews and approves the plans.
“Americans need to know that they can purchase an electric vehicle and find convenient charging stations when they are using Interstates and other major highways,” Deputy Federal Highway Administrator Stephanie Pollack said. “The new EV formula program will provide states with the resources they need to provide their residents with reliable access to an EV charging station as they travel.”
The new Joint Office of Energy and Transportation also launched a new website, DriveElectric.gov.
Earlier in February, President Biden and Jane Hunter, CEO of Tritium DCFC Ltd., a company based in Brisbane, Australia, announced that the company will break ground on its first U.S. manufacturing facility in Lebanon, Tenn., which will house six production lines that will produce up to 30,000 Buy America-compliant DC fast chargers per year, it said.
The FHWA released the NEVI Formula Program funding to states that will be available following approval of state plans for fiscal year 2022 in addition to the program guidance and a request for nominations for states to expand their existing Alternative Fuel Corridors.
National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Formula Program 2022 Funding By State
- Alabama: $11,738,801
- Alaska: $7,758,240
- Arizona: $11,320,762
- Arkansas: $8,010,850
- California: $56,789,406
- Colorado: $8,368,277
- Connecticut: $7,771,342
- Delaware: $2,617,339
- Dist. of Col.: $2,468,807
- Florida: $29,315,442
- Georgia: $19,978,342
- Hawaii: $2,616,956
- Idaho: $4,425,511
- Illinois: $21,998,178
- Indiana: $14,743,125
- Iowa: $7,604,168
- Kansas: $5,847,059
- Kentucky: $10,280,470
- Louisiana: $10,859,512
- Maine: $2,856,158
- Maryland: $9,298,080
- Massachusetts: $9,397,238
- Michigan: $16,290,764
- Minnesota: $10,089,418
- Mississippi: $7,483,268
- Missouri: $14,647,722
- Montana: $6,348,350
- Nebraska: $4,472,243
- Nevada: $5,618,414
- New Hampshire: $2,556,450
- New Jersey: $15,448,790
- New Mexico: $5,681,977
- New York: $25,971,644
- North Carolina: $16,137,196
- North Dakota: $3,841,352
- Ohio: $20,739,853
- Oklahoma: $9,812,934
- Oregon: $7,733,679
- Pennsylvania: $25,386,631
- Puerto Rico: $2,020,490
- Rhode Island: $3,383,835
- South Carolina: $10,360,855
- South Dakota: $4,363,463
- Tennessee: $13,074,884
- Texas: $60,356,706
- Utah: $5,372,731
- Vermont: $3,140,247
- Virginia: $15,745,244
- Washington: $10,489,110
- West Virginia: $6,761,785
- Wisconsin: $11,642,061
- Wyoming: $3,963,841
Total: $615,000,0005
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