The initial batch of funds for fiscal 2022 are part of a $7.5 billion charging station allocation in President Biden’s bipartisan infrastructure bill, which he signed in November.
New York is eligible for about $26 million in federal funds this year to build electric vehicle charging stations, the Biden administration said Thursday as it rolled out plans to make it possible to drive electric vehicles anywhere without fear of running out of battery power.
“We’re building out something that has never been done before. So there’s obviously a number of steps that we are going through to make sure that this is a strategic investment and a responsible stewardship of taxpayer dollars,” a Biden administration official said on a background call with reporters.
The infrastructure bill’s $7.5 billion for charging station includes $5 billion for states and $2.5 billion for local governments that is not yet distributed. The full amount of federal aid will be spread over five years.