There will be more charging stations for electric vehicles on the Triad’s interstates in the coming years as part of a national push for cleaner transportation options.
The Federal Highway Administration is expected to provide $109 million to North Carolina for charging stations along major thoroughfares. The plan calls for charging stations every 50 miles on major highways, including those that criss-cross the Triad, such as Interstates 40 and 85.
In January, Gov. Roy Cooper signed an executive order calling for an increase in the number of zero-emission vehicles in North Carolina to more than a million by 2030.
The money the state is getting is part of the Biden administration’s $1.5 billion infrastructure plan for electric vehicles. The goal is to have a network of half a million charging stations across the country over the next five years.
About five percent of new vehicles sales in the U.S. last year were electric cars, according to a report by the International Energy Agency.