While Oklahoma recently handed out $1 million in contracts to construct an EV charging network along Interstate 44, the state of Colorado just got another $17 million boost to its charging network. Colorado’s efforts to become a green-oriented state are far more than those in Oklahoma, Kansas and adjacent states.
Colorado received $17.3 million to build another 168-fast charging ports at 29 different locations. Money came from the Biden-administration-created National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Network.
The electric vehicle charging network in Colorado just got another $17.3 million boost to add 168 fast-charging ports at 29 sites across the state from the federal National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Network.
“Colorado’s nation-leading adoption of electric vehicles shows just how much Coloradans understand that EVs, in addition to being reliable, save us money, improve our air quality, and help us reach our bold climate goals,” said a spokesperson for the Colorado Energy Office in a statement to The Denver Gazette.
“Colorado is investing in a vast charging network to cover all four corners of our state, and fast-charging ports are a key part of this effort. Thanks to the investment of the federal government and the state’s leadership in making charging convenient, we are confident consumer demand will continue to show that EVs are here to stay.”
The average cost of an individual charging port is about $193,000.
The Oklahoma Transportation Commission, in a Dec. 2 meeting, awarded $801,780.81 to EVgo, an EV charging network locator. The site will be along I-44, Exit 124. Users will pay a three-cent tax per kilowatt hour, an amount determined by the Oklahoma Corporation Commission.
AAA reported the national average per kilowatt hour of electricity at a public EV charging station was 34 cents this week.
