LANGHORNE, PA — A shopping center in Lower Bucks County will now have an electric vehicle (EV) charging station.
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation has announced a $640,618 grant to EVgo Services LLC for a charging station at the Langhorne Square Shopping Center in Levittown at Exit 3 on Interstate 295.
The grant is part of the Shapiro administration’s additional $7.1 million in investments in electric vehicle charging infrastructure.
The funding represents another step in the Shapiro administration’s commitment to combat climate change and provide travelers with cleaner, safer and more affordable transportation options built by Pennsylvania residents.
“With every investment in EV infrastructure, we are making clean transportation more accessible to Pennsylvanians,” said PennDOT Secretary Mike Carroll. “These awards will help us move to the next phase of EV adoption.”
Ten projects in nine counties across the state were selected to fill the final gaps along Pennsylvania’s Alternative Fuel Corridors (AFC) under NEVI Round 1 and Round 1A.
Charging stations will improve access and reliability of electric vehicle (EV) charging in Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania has more than 1,800 miles of AFCs. NEVI guidelines require that funds be used first to “build out” designated AFCs (i.e., no more than 50 miles between stations and less than 1 mile from an AFC exit) and that U.S. Department of Transportation minimum standards and requirements be met.
The $7.1 million federal investment is part of the $171.5 million PennDOT will receive and distribute over five years for electric vehicle charging infrastructure under the federal bipartisan infrastructure bill.
In addition, the charging stations awarded in Round 1B support the administration’s commitment to hiring locals by requiring that at least 50 percent of all work performed during the project be performed by workers who live within 50 miles of the site.
PennDOT verifies compliance using certified payroll records that include the permanent residential addresses of all employees.
Along with previously announced grants, Pennsylvania has provided NEVI funding to 91 projects in 43 counties. The Round 1B funding opportunity was designed to fill the final gaps in AFCs left after the Rounds 1 and 1A grants and prepare the state to pursue “fully built out” certification and begin the community investment phase.
NEVI funds support the planning, design, construction, operation, and maintenance of charging stations. The PA NEVI program is a reimbursement program and recipients must contribute at least 20% of their own funds. PennDOT received 39 unique funding applications requesting over $27 million for this round of investment.
