DOVER — Optimism abounded Friday, as officials outlined plans to support Delaware’s electric vehicle infrastructure bill.
With $17.5 million from the federal government and $4 million from the bond bill, installation of 11 electric vehicle-charging stations is planned throughout the state, starting next year.
A network is on the way along the major corridors of U.S. 13, U.S. 113, Del. 1 and Interstate 95, according to a news release from Gov. John Carney’s office.
Friday, at a news conference hosted by the Delaware Department of Transportation, state leaders emphasized the value of being part of the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Formula Program, which brought the federal funding.
Stephanie Johnson, the department’s director of transportation resilience and sustainability, said DelDOT and the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control are “really working towards providing equitable options and access to electric vehicle-charging stations to build confidence in consumers (transitioning) from internal combustion engines (who) are typically used to driving electric vehicles.”