Electric charging stations to be deployed along major Delaware travel routes

Delaware State News
Posted 8/9/22

Delaware plans to locate 11 multi-car, fast-charging electric vehicle charging stations along major travel routes followed by an expansion of EV charging stations into communities over the next five …

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Electric charging stations to be deployed along major Delaware travel routes

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Delaware plans to locate 11 multi-car, fast-charging electric vehicle charging stations along major travel routes followed by an expansion of EV charging stations into communities over the next five years, state officials announced Tuesday.

According to a news release, the additions are part of a Bipartisan Infrastructure Law initiative to dramatically expand EV charging across the country.

Under an initial plan submitted to the federal government July 29 by the Delaware Department of Transportation and Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, Delaware proposes to utilize almost $18 million in federal funds to:

• Locate five new charging stations around the state, meeting a requirement with the infrastructure funding that EV-charging stations be available at least every 50 miles along major travel routes identified by the federal government: I-95, Del. 1, U.S. 13 and U.S. 113. Subject to additional data and public input, the general targeted areas are the I-95 Biden Welcome Center near Newark, Dover, Rehoboth Beach, Laurel and Selbyville.

• Locate six additional charging stations in areas along the identified corridors, meeting a state goal of every-25-mile availability. Subject to additional data and public input, the general targeted areas are Middletown, Smyrna, Harrington, Milford, Bridgeville and Georgetown.

• Locate charging stations in high-density residential areas, focusing on areas with multi-family housing and/or street parking in areas that may not otherwise have convenient charging options.

The operators and exact locations of the EV stations will be chosen through a competitive process after additional planning and public input. EV drivers would pay for the use of the chargers.

The initial state plan is part of the National Electrical Vehicle Infrastructure program that aims to place half a million new EV charging stations across the country by 2030. The program includes requirements that charging stations along major highway corridors be “DC fast chargers” capable of charging at least four vehicles at a time, operate 24 hours a day, and use common payment platforms.

NEVI is part of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law signed by President Joe Biden in November 2021 and championed by U.S. Sens. Tom Carper and Chris Coons and U.S. Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester.

Gov. John Carney’s administration has supported electric vehicles by offering rebates for the purchase or lease of electric vehicles through DNREC’s Clean Vehicle Rebate Program and incentives for the installation of public, fleet, workplace and multi-family charging stations through DNREC’s Electric Vehicle Charging Equipment Rebate Program.

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