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Kentucky holds EV charging station groundbreaking

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February 20, 2024

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear joined Federal Highway Administration Administrator Shailen Bhatt and state and local officials at a Circle K in Richmond Monday to break ground on the first electric vehicle fast charging station in the southeastern U.S. built with federal funds from the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Program, according to a press release

Gov. Beshear also announced that more progress is ahead as Kentucky is again seeking proposals to install up to 16 additional stations along Kentucky's interstates and parkways using NEVI funding. The first phase of the state's EV Charging Program aims to add up to 40 new fast charging stations by 2025 along Kentucky's interstates and parkways.

Kentucky will receive nearly $70 million from the federal NEVI Program established through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.