Transportation

Oregon commits $100 million for EV charging stations

Image courtesy of the Oregon Department of Transportation.

May 11, 2022

The Oregon Department of Transportation has committed $100 million over the next five years to build an EV charging network on major road corridors, according to a press release.

About two-thirds of the funding — $52 million from the 2021 federal infrastructure bill plus a required 20% match — must be spent on EV charging infrastructure along "alternative fuel corridors," as per guidance from the Federal Highway Administration.

The remaining third of the money — $36 million — will be used to close EV infrastructure gaps beyond those seven corridors.