(The Center Square) – Virginia will receive nearly $11 million in federal funds to build 392 electric vehicle charging ports.
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(The Center Square) – Virginia will receive nearly $11 million in federal funds to build 392 electric vehicle charging ports.
The U.S. Department of Transportation announced the second round of grants last week that are funded by the $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021. The process goes through the Transportation Department’s Charging and Fueling Infrastructure Grant Program.
Virginia Sens. Tim Kaine and Mark Warner amplified the news said more than half the charging ports will be installed in “disadvantaged communities” throughout the commonwealth in an effort to increase EV accessibility.
“Electricvehicleswillhelpcreatehealthiercommunitiesforfuturegenerationsbyreducingharmfulgreenhousegasemissions.However,it’scriticalthatVirginianswhochoosetopurchaseEVshaveaccesstochargingstationssotheycangetwheretheyneedtogo,”saidthesenators.“We’regladtheBipartisanInfrastructureLawwehelpedpassisbringingthisfundingtoVirginiatoinst
