SALT LAKE CITY — Utah has already turned I-15 into a vital corridor for electric vehicles, but it’s now ready to take the next step to expand charging stations across rural routes in coordination with seven other Intermountain West states.
Utah Clean Cities announced that “Charge West,” a project aiming to add stretches of electric vehicle charging stations across rural highways across the Beehive State, as well as Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico and Wyoming, is now underway.
The project received a $1.5 million contract from the Department of Energy’s Vehicle Technologies Office program, allowing for more advanced planning. It’s considered the biggest step since the eight states signed a memorandum of understanding in 2017, creating the backbone for the project…