(WAND) — $18.4 million in grants has been restored to build 25 charging stations for electric vehicles along interstate corridors in Illinois.
The locations for the projects include:
- $649,702 to EVgo Services LLC, Crossroads Plaza North, 1304 Thelma Keller Ave., Effingham
- $555,577 to Electrify America LLC, Meijer, 2401 N. Prospect Ave., Champaign
- $850,304 to Universal EV LLC, Midtown Inn, 3125 Wide Track Drive, Springfield
"Electric vehicles are a sustainable, efficient option that can truly make a difference in the health and air quality in our communities," said state Representative Carol Ammons (D-Urbana). "With new charging stations to be built right here in Champaign, more people will be able to access convenient stations along their day to day routes."
The project locations will receive at least four DC fast charging ports, which can fully charge a typical EV from empty in less than 30 minutes.
"We're very pleased to get a Level 3 charger for the Springfield area for EV drivers along the I-55 corridor," said Springfield Mayor Misty Buscher. "Projects like this complement what we are doing inside our community for smart city infrastructure to meet the needs of our citizens and visitors."
The funding comes from the second round of the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) program, helping advance the state's goal of having a million EVs registered in Illinois by 2030.
"Illinois has been at the forefront of building a clean energy economy that creates jobs and helps lower costs for consumers, and building electric vehicle chargers across the states has been core to that mission," said Governor JB Pritzker.
Illinois is set to receive a total of $148 million through NEVI to build out an EV charging network as part of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act passed in 2021. An initial round of $25.3 million in NEVI awards was announced last year, but the funding was since frozen by the Trump Administration.
In May, Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul and 16 other attorneys general sued the Federal Highway Administration for withholding the remainder of the funds. A judge ordered the administration to release the funding in June.
A full list of the 25 projects throughout the state can be found on the Illinois Department of Transportation's website.
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