OLYMPIA, Wash. — Nearly 5,000 new electric vehicle charging stations are coming to more than 500 sites statewide.
Gov. Jay Inslee made the announcement Thursday. The Washington State Department of Commerce (DOC) said $85 million in funding marks the first phase of investments through the Washington Electric Vehicle Charging Program, with support from the Climate Commitment Act. In total, 4,710 level 2 EV chargers with 5,362 individual charging plugs and 271 direct current fast chargers with 420 plugs will be installed, according to the DOC.
Half the grants will go toward installing chargers in communities most at risk of negative health effects caused by fossil fuel pollution.
“One of the most important ways we can make electric vehicles an option for more people is by providing more charging stations," Inslee said in a statement. "More and more Washingtonians are choosing to go electric, to the point we now have the second highest rate of EV adoption in the nation. Thanks to the Climate Commitment Act and other climate investments by the Legislature, thousands more people will be able to choose clean electric cars that are healthier for children and for our planet.”
Among the awards announced Thursday, according to the DOC, were:
- 213 multifamily properties, including apartment buildings
- 211 fleets and workplaces, primarily local government agencies and school districts
- 141 public locations, such as recreation centers, libraries and grocery stores
“We are committed to ensuring that the benefits from decarbonizing Washington’s economy are experienced broadly,“ DOC Director Mike Fong said. "The process for awarding these EV charging grants prioritized projects that add chargers in multifamily housing, publicly accessible locations and in communities highly vulnerable to the health impacts of air pollution."
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