The Next Steps with Federal EV Charging Programs

To build a nationwide network of EV charging infrastructure, Congress established the five-year, $5 billion National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Program (NEVI). State agencies, most of which had never run an EV charging program, made significant progress awarding contracts and getting chargers online. By February of 2025, states had obligated $526 million (about 40 percent in the last 6 months) and awarded contracts for nearly 4,000 EV charging ports at 990 locations across the country, indicating clear momentum by the states going into 2025. In addition, Congress provided $2.5 billion for a competitive Charging and Fueling Infrastructure (CFI) program to fill network gaps and ensure communities had access to EV charging. So far, the Department of Transportation has awarded $1.8 billion to 147 projects across the country.