Virginia Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Deployment
Virginia Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Deployment
10/8/2025 Update: On August 11, 2025, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) issued interim final guidance for the NEVI Formula Program. The guidance streamlines the requirements for States to include in their respective Deployment Plans focusing on three items: use of NEVI Formula Program funding, a community outcomes engagement report, and details on physical and cyber security strategies. VDOT submitted the FY2026 NEVI Formula Program Deployment Plan and received programmatic reapproval on September 24, 2025.
With federal funding provided through the 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, the Commonwealth of Virginia is investing a projected $100 million over the next five years to install public electric vehicle (EV) charging stations across Virginia through the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Program. To meet the federal requirements of the NEVI Program, the initial phase of public charging stations will be located within one mile of Virginia's federally-designated Alternative Fuel Corridors (AFCs; I-64, I-66, I-77, I-81, I-85, I-95, I-295, I-495, and US-17, US-23, US-29, and portions of US-460) to provide convenient and accessible charging and support the growing EV market in Virginia. The map below shows existing Virginia AFCs.
In order to access this federal funding, the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) was required to develop a deployment plan by August 1, 2022, and update the plan annually. The most recent Virginia Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Deployment Plan was approved by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) on November 15, 2024. To meet NEVI program requirements, the plan is focused on filling gaps between existing charging stations along Virginia's existing AFCs. To view awards for the VDOT NEVI Phase 1-A & Phase 1-B Request for Applications (RFA), please see the NEVI-Funded Stations Tab above.
If you have additional comments or questions, please contact NEVI@vdot.virginia.gov.
View the results of the initial NEVI public input survey.
For additional information, please see resources in the navigation tabs above.