By Jennifer Sawhney – Cronkite NewsElectric vehicle drivers across Arizona can expect more chargers on interstate highways in the next few years, which means longer road trips.
The expansion will help EV drivers avoid range anxiety: the fear of not making it to the next charging station. Nick said ADOT had “no trouble finding potential infrastructure to meet the criteria” to implement this plan. He said he started off converting his own vehicles and installed solar panels on his home to power them.'Other Arizona drivers also are charged up by the plan, said Diane Brown, executive director of the Arizona Public Interest Research Group Education Fund, an independent nonprofit that researches and educates on public interest topics.
The plan came together fairly quickly, she said. In August, ADOT sent its draft proposal and received federal approval and immediate access to $11.3 million in funds the following month.
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