Funding to add electric vehicle charging infrastructure to 12 locations in Idaho was awarded through the state’s Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment Program.

The Office of Energy and Mineral Resources and the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality say money from the program, which totals $2.6 million will provide funding for publicly available electric vehicle charging equipment along Idaho’s major highways and freeways.

The funding will add 48 charging ports for electric vehicles around the state, and 12 of those charging ports are already operational in the cities of Lewiston, Hailey, Bonners Ferry and Coeur d’Alene.

The Office of Energy and Mineral Resources and the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality have managed the program since 2017 with funding from the Volkswagen Clean Air Act Civil Settlement.

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