Last week, the U.S. Department of Transportation released a toolkit to help rural communities across the country take full advantage of federal funding for electric vehicle (EV) charging stations.
President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law includes a total of $110 million over five years to support the expansion of an EV charging network in Michigan, helping build a convenient and equitable network of chargers to help make EVs accessible to all Michiganders, regardless of their zip code. The guide supports stakeholders like state governments, cities, our 12 federally recognized Native tribes, transportation providers, non-profits, and Main Street businesses that will help create the network across the state.
“President Biden knows that electric vehicles are the future for cars in Michigan—and his infrastructure plan will help drive innovation in manufacturing, create thousands of new jobs, and tackle the climate crisis head on,” said MDP spokesperson Alyssa Bradley. “By investing billions of dollars in our state and giving local stakeholders the tools they need to build a charging network, the Biden-Harris administration has once again delivered for Michigan.”
The toolkit also focuses on infrastructure for light-duty electric passenger vehicles (such as sedans, sport utility vehicles, and pickup trucks), funding opportunities, and planning considerations for other types of electric vehicles, including transit and school buses, medium- and heavy-duty vehicles, and agricultural equipment such as tractors.
Read more here on how the Biden administration will increase the availability of affordable public charging and give Michiganders at all levels the opportunity to build these charging stations and give their community the ability to recharge when and where they need to, just as reliably as they can refuel a conventional vehicle today.
