The plan is to team with private companies to install 22 new charging stations through the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Program. Ohio was the first state to activate one of the program's charging stations.
Experts have warned that current infrastructure is not yet prepared for the shift, and to maintain EV charging stations, states may face a worker shortage.
Despite the growing dealership inventory and less than 1% of the total vehicle registrations in the state being electric, Ohio continues to move forward with charging station construction.
The bill also requires new or renovated single-family homes with garages or driveway parking spots to include at least one standard plug for Level 1 EV charging and offers incentives for the install
Transition team document reportedly recommends shifting remaining money in Biden’s $7.5 billion plan to battery-minerals processing, national defense.
In the memo, FHWA said existing contracts would still be honored but "no new obligations may occur under the NEVI Formula Program."
According to mybellingham.com, $1.5 million for the program comes from the Washington State Department of Transportation and a little more than $2.5 million comes from the city’s voter-approved Transportation Fund.
There have been other reports of copper thieves targeting EV chargers, including incidents in Houston and Seattle.
The city has plans to install 16 community solar gardens that it says will power buildings with renewable energy and once completed the 16 solar gardens will reduce the same amount of emissions as 1,000 cars.
Milton Deputy Fire Chief and Fire Marshall Alex Fortner said that EV fires need up to 30,000 gallons of water, about 60 times that of a car with an internal combustion engine.