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KDOT receives grant for EV routes and charging
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Map showing current EV routes and charging stations in Kansas along with the proposed routes and stations that are to be built with the recently announced NEVI grant. - photo by Courtesy Photo / Kdot
PITTSBURG, Kan. — Thanks to a federal grant program, Southeast Kansas electric car drivers may be getting a new place to charge their vehicles in the near future. The Kansas Department of Transportation is expecting a $39.5 million federal grant to build electric vehicle (EV) routes and charging stations. The grant comes from the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Program and is to be paid out in installments over the next five years.