cURL Error: 0{"id":122817,"date":"2024-03-30T04:02:16","date_gmt":"2024-03-30T04:02:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gotrucking.news\/five-new-ev-charging-stations-coming-to-nwi-as-part-of-statewide-expansion-2\/"},"modified":"2024-03-30T04:02:16","modified_gmt":"2024-03-30T04:02:16","slug":"five-new-ev-charging-stations-coming-to-nwi-as-part-of-statewide-expansion-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gotrucking.news\/five-new-ev-charging-stations-coming-to-nwi-as-part-of-statewide-expansion-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Five new EV charging stations coming to NWI as part of statewide expansion"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Indiana Department of Transportation announced Thursday that 39 new electric vehicle charging stations will be installed on the state\u2019s interstate highways, starting next year.
\nFive of the new EV fast-charging stations will be in Northwest Indiana.
\nThose locations are Interstate 65 at U.S. 30, Merrillville; Interstate 80 at Exit 6, Burr Street, Gary; Interstate 80 at Exit 15B, Pilot truck stop on Ripley Street, Lake Station; Interstate 94 at U.S. 421, Love\u2019s Travel Stop, Michigan City; and Interstate 80, Exit 56 westbound, Wilbur Shaw Travel Plaza near Rolling Prairie.
\nRyan Lisek, program director for Drive Clean Indiana, said the Merrillville site would be at the Meijer store on U.S. 30, which already has a number of other charging stations.
\nThe largest concentration of new INDOT-funded EV charging stations will be on highways near Indianapolis.
\n\u201cToday\u2019s program brings us one step closer to expanding reliable charging infrastructure across Indiana,\u201d INDOT Commissioner Mike Smith said in a news release. \u201cWe look forward with selected owner-operators and contractors to build out the state\u2019s EV charging network.\u201d
\nINDOT\u2019s program is funded by the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) program created by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law that passed Congress in 2021.
\nIt authorized nearly $5 billion a year for five years, of which Indiana expects to receive nearly $100 million, to build a network of charging stations and reduce \u201crange anxiety\u201d for electric vehicle owners.
\nNEVI will fund up to 80% of the cost of installing electric vehicle charging stations and up to five years of operation and maintenance, the INDOT announcement said.
\nINDOT announced its first Notice of Funding Opportunity under that program last year and received 100 applications.
\nThe agency plans to announce another funding opportunity notice later this year.
\nIt said potential applicants are encouraged to register with INDOT\u2019s EV Partner Directory and sign up for program updates at ChargingtheCrossroads.com
\nINDOT plans to have charging stations installed every 50 miles across Indiana\u2019s major highways, each within one mile of an intersection or interchange.
\nAlong with INDOT\u2019s program, the Indiana Department of Environmental Management has been installing 61 fast-charging stations with funds it received from a national settlement with Volkswagen, which was penalized for trying to fool emissions testing with vehicles that violated emissions standards.
\nLisek said about 75% of the IDEM-funded fast-charging stations have been installed.
\nIn Northwest Indiana, he said, those sites include Meijer stores in Merrillville and Valparaiso; the travel plazas on either side of the Indiana Toll Road in Portage; the Aldi store in Chesterton; and the South Shore Convention and Visitors Authority building in Hammond.
\nTim Zorn is a freelance reporter for the Post-Tribune.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"