The National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure program is starting to fund more EV stations in this midwest state, but it's a slow process.
that has set aside $5 billion in funding for EV charging programs.
At the moment EVgo operates 37 fast-charging stalls in 10 locations in Ohio, so this particular effort under the NEVI program will triple the number of EVgo locations in the state. And 14 of the 20 planned locations are owned by the charging networks partner Pilot Company, with all the new stations set to receive 350-kW chargers.
In total, DriveOhio plans to award more than $100 million in NEVI funds toward building up the state's charging infrastructure. While additional stations for major interstate corridors are always a good thing, one significant gap that exists in the US at the moment concerns. Efforts in building these slower chargers have been very limited in North America, perhaps understandably, as the majority of station builders have focused on highly-traveled routes.
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