CHICAGO – ? Today, Governor JB Pritzker announced Illinois as the winner of $114 million in competitive federal grant funding to support new electric vehicle charging stations across Illinois, including the Chicagoland area, Springfield, Metro East, and Quad Cities. The federal funds total $114 million from the U.S. Department of Transportation to build 14 truck charging hubs, adding to the statewide charging infrastructure. Illinois received the largest award, the second largest being $55 million. Governor Pritzker also announced $39 million in state funding to build 1,476 charging stations at 242 locations in Illinois, helping make access to charging more accessible across the state.
The federal funding was awarded to two specific programs: $100 million for Illinois Environmental Protection Agency’s project entitled Equitable Future-Ready Electrification Infrastructure for Green Heavy-duty Transportation (E-FREIGHT) and $14 million for the Metropolitan Mayors Caucus’ Aggregated Community Charging for the Chicago Metropolitan Region project. The $39 million in state funding is provided through the Driving a Cleaner Illinois Program, made possible through Governor Pritzker’s bipartisan Rebuild Illinois capital plan and authorized under the Climate and Equitable Jobs Act (CEJA).
“This is another win for Illinois as we lead the EV revolution, strengthening our EV infrastructure and building a cleaner, more sustainable transportation network,” said Governor JB Pritzker. “Thanks to the collaborative efforts of federal and state partners, these investments mark a major step forward in making EVs more accessible and advancing our clean energy goals.”…