Credit: Edwin J. Torres
Two new electric vehicle charging stations are coming to the Levittown area.
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The new stations will be installed at the McDonald’s on West Lincoln Highway by I-295 in Middletown Township and the Wawa on Veterans Highway (Route 413) near I-95 in Bristol Township, according to PennDOT.
The McDonald’s station will be installed by ChargePoint and Wawa will install the station at their location, PennDOT said.
The Middletown Township station has been awarded $944,383 and the Bristol Township one has been awarded $708,221 through the first round of conditional awards for the federal National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) program.
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The Pennsylvania NEVI program is a reimbursement program and applicants are required to provide a minimum 20 percent match.
The two Bucks County stations are among 54 projects in 35 counties that are designed to “expand access to, and the reliability of, electric vehicle charging within Pennsylvania,” according to Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro’s office and PennDOT.
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The NEVI program is awarding $33.8 million in the first phase for electric vehicle infrastructure in the state. It is part of a total planned $171.5 million, PennDOT said.
“Our team worked diligently to meet federal NEVI requirements while also spreading opportunities among various companies and communities,” PennDOT Secretary Mike Carroll said. “Because of Gov. Shapiro’s leadership and record of delivering for Pennsylvanians, we are among the first states distributing these funds that will provide travelers with options and confidence while also benefitting our environment. These new investments will create good paying jobs and allow Pennsylvanian residents, businesses, and visitors to travel across the Commonwealth faster, cleaner, and more reliably.”
U.S. Senator Bob Casey, a Democrat, and Federal Highway Administration Deputy Administrator Andrew Rogers commended the locations that received grant awards.
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“This funding will allow us to deploy electric vehicle charging stations across our Commonwealth, from cities to suburbs to rural areas, promoting energy security, creating jobs, and reducing our carbon footprint,” Casey said.
The goal behind the grants is to deploy more electric vehicle charging stations along designated Alternative Fuel Corridors and interstates. The stations are required by the federal government to be no more than 50 miles between locations and less than a mile from a highway exit, according to PennDOT.
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According to research by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy, less than 1 percent of the vehicles registered in Pennsylvania are electric. However, that figure is anticipated to rise in the coming years.
According to the U.S. Department of Energy, there are at least nine public electric vehicle charging stations in operation in the Levittown area.
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