The Oregon Department of Transportation has released the Oregon National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Plan. The plan also includes results from our online survey of current and prospective EV drivers, and charging station site hosts.

The federal Joint Office of Energy and Transportation requires states to submit plans for allocating the federal funding by August 1, 2022. The funding comes from the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Formula Program, which is part of the 2021 federal infrastructure law. Oregon will receive $52 million over five years for EV charging infrastructure along major roads throughout the state.

The ODOT Climate Office developed the state plan based on published federal guidance, and input from EV stakeholders gathered March – July 2022. The Climate Office worked with the Oregon Department of Energy and a consultant team -- Kittelson & Associates and RMI -- to complete the plan.

ODOT submitted the plan to the Joint Office on July 15, 2022. The office will review and approve state plans no later than September 30, 2022, but may request changes to states' plans before approval. According to the plan, "Oregon is all in on transportation electrification and is supporting a rapid scale-up of EV charging infrastructure in the state. ODOT is committed to charging infrastructure over and above the NEVI funds-plus-match, providing over $100 million total toward EV charging infrastructure. Oregon is well-positioned to build out charging infrastructure and target the highest-need locations because of its recent Transportation Electrification Infrastructure Needs Analysis report, submitted to Governor Kate Brown in July 2021.

The federal NEVI funding is part of ODOT's larger $100 million commitment to EV infrastructure over the next five years.


--Staff Reports

Post Date: 2022-07-19 18:49:13