The Joint Office adds that this gives a total of nearly 204,000 ports in the US national charging network, double the number of public chargers since the end of 2020.
"To reflect on how far we have come, at the end of 2020, only 38% of the most heavily trafficked corridors had fast chargers at least every 50 miles," the Joint Office said in a statement. "Now, families can travel 59.1% of the most heavily trafficked corridors and expect a fast charger at least every 50 miles. By the end of next year, an estimated 70% of those corridors will have charging spaced predictably at this same interval."
The Joint Office says that Pennsylvania now has three stations funded through the NEVI program, New York has four, and Ohio continues to lead the way with a total of fifteen NEVI stations open to the public (nine opening in the last three months).
Kentucky has opened its first NEVI-funded station, and the Joint Office added: "We are also celebrating Hawaii and Maine who opened their second stations. Rhode Island, the first state to be certified as 'fully built-out' under the NEVI program, has opened their funding round for publicly accessible charging stations that can be located off of Alternative Fuel Corridors. Complementing the NEVI program, the Charging and Fueling Infrastructure (CFI) program has opened 84 ports across two stations in Washington and Massachusetts.
"Now, there are 126 public charging ports in operation across 31 NEVI stations in nine states, resulting in an 83% increase in open NEVI ports since last quarter. A total of 41 states have released at least their first round of solicitations. Of these states, 35 have issued conditional awards or put agreements in place for over 3,560 fast charging ports across more than 890 charging station locations."
The Joint Office says there have been nine recent public conditional NEVI awards since its last update:
Illinois
On September 9, the Illinois Department of Transportation announced the first round of contingent awards for 37 grants, totaling $25.3 million, that will add 182 charging ports in the state. Illinois will have an estimated $148.6 million in total funding under the NEVI program.
North Carolina
On September 11, the North Carolina Department of Transportation announced the first round of conditional awards for six businesses to build nine total charging stations with grants totaling $5.9 million. North Carolina will have an estimated $109 million in total funding under the NEVI program.
Kansas
On October 3, the Kansas Department of Transportation announced the second round of awards for nine additional charging stations. The award includes $6.8 million in federal funding matched by $2.2 million in private sector funding. Kansas will have an estimated $39.5 million in total funding under the NEVI program.
Iowa
On October 7, the Iowa Department of Transportation announced the first round of awards for 28 charging stations along four corridors. The award includes $16.2 million in public sector funding matched by more than $5.6 million in private sector funding. Iowa will have an estimated $51.3 million in total funding under the NEVI program.
District of Columbia
On October 11, the District of Columbia Department of Transportation announced the first round of conditional awards for four charging stations funded by $1.3 million in federal funding. The award recipients will provide a match of $1.3 million. The District of Columbia will have an estimated $16.6 million in total funding under the NEVI program.
Puerto Rico
On October 22, the Highway and Transportation Authority of Puerto Rico announced the first round of awards for four companies to build six total charging stations. Puerto Rico will have an estimated $13.6 million in total funding under the NEVI program.
Virginia
Also on October 22, the Virgina Department of Transportation announced the second round of conditional awards to create 35 new charging stations supported by $22.7 million in federal funding. The awards were made to 13 different candidates covering multiple areas of development. Virginia will have an estimated $106.3 million in total funding under the NEVI program.
Oregon
On October 24, the Oregon Department of Transportation announced the first round of conditional awards for 13 charging stations along three corridors. Each corridor section will be completed by one company. Oregon will have an estimated $52.2 million in total funding under the NEVI program.
Delaware
On November 1, The Delaware Department of Transportation and the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Climate Control announced the first round of awards for 12 charging stations. Delaware will have an estimated $17.6 million in total funding under the NEVI program.
