Pennsylvania Funds 515 EV Charging Ports With $37M — SkimNews
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- Pennsylvania is putting $37 million in federal NEVI funding toward 515 new public EV charging ports across Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia counties; PennDOT says the projects will expand public charging availability by 27% across the region and 53% in Philadelphia.
- It's Electric PA received $2.93 million for 157 on-street Level 2 ports across 13 Philadelphia neighborhoods, while Voltpost received funding for another 62 curbside ports across the four suburban counties.
- PositivEnergy received $7.2 million for 54 DC fast-charging ports at 11 Philadelphia Parking Authority lots, while Tesla received two $392,000 awards for eight ports each at Royal Farms in Broomall and Wawa in Plymouth Meeting.
- Pennsylvania has built 54 EV charging stations with NEVI funds so far, more than double the number in any other state.
- Pennsylvania received Federal Highway Administration certification on September 22, 2025, permitting broader NEVI spending after the program's highway-corridor charging requirements were met.
- PennDOT listed 71 awards in the southeastern round as part of a roughly $100 million statewide community-charging effort; western-region applications close November 20, while central and eastern Pennsylvania applications close March 12, 2027.
- PennDOT estimated that southeastern environmental reviews would run from November 2026 through January 2027, followed by agreement execution in January and February, with construction and commissioning still required before drivers could use the chargers.
Why it matters: Pennsylvania’s $37 million program targets charging access for Philadelphia-area drivers without driveways, with PennDOT projecting a 27% regional increase in public charging availability. The southeast awards are not operating sites yet: environmental reviews run from November 2026 through January 2027, followed by agreement execution in January and February and still-needed construction and commissioning before drivers can plug in.
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