COLUMBUS – Ohio stands to get more than $20 million per year for five years to complete its part of an ambitious national electric vehicle charging network.
The Biden administration has approved $900 million in National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure funding to create a national fast-charging network for electric vehicles, critical to spur more adoption of the technology, which is itself key to reducing greenhouse emissions that cause global warming.
Ohio’s plan calls for charging stations to be installed along 1,870 miles of interstates and U.S. and state routes by 2025.
In practical terms, it means residents in Ohio and 33 other states could see more charging stations start popping up along major travel corridors as early as next summer.
Biden has a goal of ultimately installing 500,000 chargers across America and building a network of fast-charging stations across 53,000 miles of freeways from coast to coast.
Experts say the federal dollars should kickstart more involvement from the private sector to fill in the gaps for EV charging across the U.S.
Last year, electric cars were about 5% of new vehicle sales in the U.S. and made up about 0.9% of all vehicles in the nation.