Virginia Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Deployment
Virginia Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Deployment
The Commonwealth of Virginia is investing a projected $100 million in federal funding over the next five years to install public electric vehicle (EV) charging stations across Virginia. Information on Virginia's Deployment Plan, federal EV infrastructure grant opportunities, as well as EV and Local Government resources are available below.
March 2023 update: The Federal Highway Administration has released a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the Charging and Infrastructure Discretionary Grant Program (CFI). The CFI Grant Program covers both Corridor and Community Charging. Applications for these grants must be made directly to FHWA through the Grants.gov website by May 30, 2023. Eligible applicants include states, metropolitan planning organizations, localities, and other groups identified in the NOFO. See more in the Discretionary Grant Programs tab below and at https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/cfi/.
February 2023 update: The Federal Highway Administration has issued the NEVI Final Rulemaking, which establishes program standards and requirements. VDOT is working with state and federal stakeholders to finalize a competitive grant solicitation to award NEVI Formula Program Funding. We anticipate the grant solicitation will be open for applications beginning in late Spring or early Summer 2023. If you would like to receive updates on VDOT's NEVI grant solicitation process, please email nevi@vdot.virginia.gov.
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, and I-495) 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. The Virginia Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Deployment Plan was approved by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) on September 27, 2022. To meet NEVI program requirements, the plan is focused on filling gaps between existing charging stations along Virginia's existing AFCs. The map below shows existing NEVI-compliant charging stations and the general locations of potential future NEVI-compliant locations shown in orange. Actual station locations are to be determined.
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.