Legislative Roundup: Pa. leads nation with 20th EV charging station

The Pennsylvania State Capitol building in Harrisburg on July 26, 2023. File Photo

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) this week announced the opening of the state’s 20th federally-funded Electric Vehicle (EV) charging station — putting Pennsylvania in the lead nationally for the number of stations built using funds from the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) program and representing a total federal investment of approximately $11.5 million.

The new station is located at Sheetz in Pittsburgh on Freeport Road along Interstate 76 (Exit 48).

Since the first NEVI-funded station opened in PA, the charging stations have delivered more than 30,000 charging sessions, powering over 3.5 million estimated miles driven and reducing CO2 emissions by more than 1.7 million pounds…

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