In June, DGA reported on the Biden Administration’s National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Formula Program’s proposed new standards to guide States' use of federal funding to develop and deploy EV chargers in compliance with a standardized national charging network. The NEVI Formula Program required all states to submit an EV Infrastructure Deployment Plan to the Joint Office of Energy and Transportation by August 1, 2022 to access the funds. As of August 23, all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico submitted EV infrastructure deployment plans as required under the NEVI Formula Program. The plans are intended to describe how each state will use the NEVI funding in accordance with the Federal Highway Administration guidance (FHWA) to ensure the national EV charging network is consistent, reliable, and accessible to all Americans, according to the FHWA. The Joint Office and FHWA will continue to work with states with the goal to approve plans by September 30. Funds will be made accessible to each state’s department of transportation once their plan is approved and will be made available to states over the next five years as established by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
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