CTDOT Press Releases
08/01/2022
CTDOT unveils National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Plan
The Connecticut Department of Transportation today announced the submission of the Connecticut Charging Plan: A Strategy to Expand Public Electric Vehicle Charging to the US Department of Transportation, establishing the state’s National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) program.
The NEVI program aims to build a national system of electric vehicle (EV) chargers to increase EV driver confidence when traveling long distances, including across state lines.
Created by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), the NEVI formula program will provide $5 billion over five years to states to install direct current (DC) EV fast chargers along highway corridors. Funds may be used within one mile of designated federally approved corridors, with less than 50 miles of gap between chargers.
“Connecticut’s NEVI Plan will provide our state with a strong roadmap to catalyze the expansion of a safe, reliable and accessible fast-charging EV network along our interstates,” said the Connecticut Department of Transportation commissioner. , Joe Giulietti. “Transformative infrastructure programs focused on reducing carbon emissions like this will create a cleaner, fairer and more resilient transportation system for all drivers.”
The NEVI program provides formula funding for states to award grants to private, public and nonprofit entities to build, own, maintain and operate chargers. The program pays up to 80 percent of eligible infrastructure charging costs. CTDOT will not own or operate any EV chargers.
The first phase of Connecticut’s NEVI Plan will focus on building up to 10 locations consisting of at least four public DC fast chargers with a minimum power level of 150 kW per port along Connecticut’s interstate system.
Connecticut was one of eleven states to sign the Zero Emission Vehicle Memorandum of Understanding in 2013 and has committed to an ambitious EV adoption goal of 125,000-150,000 EVs on the road by 2025. electric vehicles, is that consumers will experience reduced range anxiety and increased confidence in charging accessibility. The new funding to build charging infrastructure will encourage EV adoption, and will also augment existing Utilities Make-Ready and DEEP’s Volkswagen Diesel Mitigation-Zero Emission Infrastructure grant programs.
As of July 2022, there were over 25,000 EVs registered in Connecticut – a fraction of the nearly 2.9 million passenger cars and light trucks registered in Connecticut. Data from the Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles (CTDMV) shows that over the past year, more than 10,800 new light electric vehicles were registered in Connecticut, up from over 9,700 the year before.
For more information, visit the Connecticut National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Program.
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