Delaware Receives $14.3 Million Federal Grant For I-95 Charging Projects
Delaware will receive $14.3 million in federal money to build medium- and heavy-duty electric vehicle charging infrastructure along the I-95 corridor in the state, EPA said on Thursday.
The EPA Climate Pollution Reduction Grant money was provided under the Inflation Reduction Act and supports the Biden administration’s efforts to build EV charging infrastructure along the nation’s major highways, EPA said.
The I-95 corridor, which runs 1,924 miles from Florida to Maine, is among the most heavily traveled roads on the East Coast.
Twenty-three miles of the highway run through Delaware, the second-shortest segment after the 16 miles in New Hampshire. The Delaware House Service Area in Newark is the only rest area on the state’s portion of the highway.
Adam Ortiz, EPA regional administrator for the Mid-Atlantic, called the grant “a critical down payment for zero-emission freight movement in participating states.”
Delaware is part of the Clean Corridor Coalition, a group of states that also includes New Jersey, Connecticut and Maryland. The group is expected to receive $250 million in EPA funding for EV charging infrastructure for commercial zero-emission medium- and heavy-duty vehicles along the corridor, according to EPA.
Plans call for development of 20 freight truck charging infrastructure sites along the corridor that will include about 148 ports suitable for overnight use, 164 fast charging ports, and 138 ultra-fast charging ports, according to EPA.
Reporting by Steve Cronin, scronin@opisnet.com
Editing by Jeff Barber, jbarber@opisnet.com
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