Alaska Energy Authority began supporting a charging corridor between Anchorage and Fairbanks with stations installed at Three Bears Alaska in Healy.
A charging corridor for electric vehicles (EVs) between Anchorage and Fairbanks is officially complete. The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) certified Alaska’s designated Alternative Fuel Corridor (AFC) as fully built out under the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) program.
The FHWA distributed $41 million to Alaska from 2022 through 2024 so the Alaska Energy Authority (AEA) and Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (DOT&PF) could develop NEVI-compliant charging stations along the corridor.
No More than 100 Miles Apart
The completion certification is based on FHWA determining that charging sites along the corridor were publicly accessible, meet required charging speeds, comply with federal NEVI standards, and are spaced no more than 100 miles apart. As part of Phase 1 of its NEVI program, AEA and DOT&PF selected charging sites along the AFC to meet federal requirements, including Tesla charging locations in Fairbanks, Nenana, Cantwell, and Trapper Creek…