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Biden applauds Ohio, New York for 1st federally funded EV charging stations

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December 19, 2023

The Biden-Harris Administration has commended Ohio and New York for opening America's first electric vehicle fast-charging stations funded through the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Formula Program, according to a press release.

A component of President Biden's Investing in America agenda, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law invests $5 billion over five years to create jobs building out EV charging infrastructure with locations at least every 50 miles on highways. Since President Biden took office, the number of publicly available charging ports has grown by 70%. The momentum is putting America ahead of schedule to reach the goal to build a national network of 500,000 public EV charging ports by 2030.

Those efforts will also be complemented by DOT's Charging and Fueling Infrastructure Discretionary Grant Program, which provides $2.5 billion in grant funds to strategically deploy publicly accessible EV charging and alternative fueling infrastructure in communities where people live and work.