State Awards $15M to Build Electric Vehicle Charging Stations
An electric vehicle on a charger. According to the U.S. Department of Energy, the number of charging stations in Arkansas is behind other states and more urban areas of the country. (Shutterstock)
The Arkansas Department of Transportation has awarded $15 million in federal funds to build 19 electric vehicle (EV) charging stations across the state.
Funds come from the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Program, established by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration. The program provides funding for projects to build a national network of EV charging stations by 2030. It’s a reimbursement-type program that provides for a maximum 80% federal share and 20% private share.
Funding can only be used for EV charging infrastructure that is open to the public or to authorized commercial motor vehicle operators from more than one company.
Recipients are below.
| Interstate/Highway | County | Company | Location | Award Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interstate 30 | Clark | Pilot Travel Centers LLC | Caddo Valley | $581,000 |
| Interstate 30 | Hot Spring | Love’s Travel Stops & Country Stores Inc. | Malvern | $753,000 |
| Interstate 40 | Conway | Francis Energy Charging, LLC | Morrilton | $987,000 |
| Interstate 40 | Crawford | Tesla Inc. | Alma | $479,000 |
| Interstate 40 | Crittenden | bp pulse (BP Products North America Inc) | West Memphis | $943,000 |
| Interstate 40 | Crittenden | Tesla Inc. | West Memphis | $516,000 |
| Interstate 40 | Faulkner | Tesla Inc. | Conway | $516,000 |
| Interstate 40 | Lonoke | Circle K Stores, Inc. | Lonoke | $498,000 |
| Interstate 40 | Pope | Pilot Travel Centers LLC | Russellville | $668,000 |
| Interstate 40 | Prairie | Love’s Travel Stops & Country Stores Inc. | Hazen | $700,000 |
| Interstate 49 | Crawford | Love’s Travel Stops & Country Stores Inc. | Alma | $753,000 |
| Interstate 49 | Miller | GPM Southeast, LLC | Texarkana | $635,000 |
| Interstate 55 | Mississippi | Francis Energy Charging, LLC | Blytheville | $1,016,000 |
| Interstate 55 | Mississippi | Jordan’s Kwik Stop, Inc. | Osceola | $1,068,000 |
| Interstate 530 | Jefferson | Francis Energy Charging, LLC | Pine Bluff | $1,753,000 |
| Interstate 530 | Jefferson | Universal EV LLC | White Hall | $597,000 |
| Interstate 555 | Craighead | Love’s Travel Stops & Country Stores Inc. | Jonesboro | $700,000 |
| Interstate 555 | Poinsett | GPM Southeast, LLC | Trumann | $637,000 |
| Highway 412 | Benton | Impower Connection, Inc | Siloam Springs | $1,116,000 |
