Over $200,000 awarded for electric vehicle charging infrastructure in Southeastern North Carolina

PENDER COUNTY, N.C. (WECT) – Some native governments, companies and different teams will obtain funding for electrical car chargers from the North Carolina Division of Environmental High quality and funded by the nationwide settlement with Volkswagen.

The DEQ introduced a complete of $6.8 million in funding, although the bulk went in direction of new DC Quick charging ports.

“Among the many awards is almost $5.9 million in grants to fund the set up of 104 new DC Quick charging ports at 40 websites alongside precedence corridors and main coastal evacuation routes, from Murphy to Manteo. Precedence corridors embody segments alongside interstates 40, 77, 85 and 95 in addition to a number of highways throughout the state with out present charging infrastructure,” mentioned the NCDEQ in a launch.

Per the DEQ, DC Quick charging is best fitted to highways whereas Degree 2 charging is best fitted to locations the place a automobile might be parked for over an hour, corresponding to a office or residence.

Native funding recipients for DC quick chargers and different electrical car infrastructure embody:

• DC quick charging at precedence corridors:
  • $117,161 to Blink Community, LLC for DC quick chargers at 502 US-117 in Burgaw
  • $59,125 to Common EV for DC quick chargers at 1415 J.Okay. Powell Boulevard in Whiteville
• Degree 2 charging for public entry:
  • $7,000 to Jones-Onslow EMC for the mission “Surf Metropolis Previous City Corridor – Public Seaside Entry” in Surf Metropolis.
  • $10,000 to Jones-Onslow EMC for the mission “Charging Station Surf Metropolis Municipal Advanced” in Surf Metropolis.
  • $10,000 to the City of Leland for the mission “Founders Park Charging Stations” in Leland.
  • $5,000 to Common EV, LLC for the mission “Degree 2 004_Country Inn and Suites by Radisson Wilmington” in Wilmington.
  • $10,000 to the City of Elizabethtown for the mission “Farmer’s Market L2 Charging” in Elizabethtown.
• Degree 2 charging for workplaces:
  • $6,000 in a rebate to the Cape Concern Public Utility Authority for his or her mission “Groundwater Approach Degree 2 Charger A” at 637 Groundwater Approach in Wilmington.

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