NC to get more charging stations on major highways
Bob Palrud of Spokane, Wash. speaks with a fellow electric vehicle owner who is charging up at a station along Interstate 90, on Wednesday Sept. 14, 2022, in Billings, Mont. Palrud says distances between EV charging stations are always on his mind during lengthy journeys across the U.S. West where such infrastructure remains sparse. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown)
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.
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