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Evansville wins $30,000 IDEM grant for public EV level-2 chargers; staff targeting 3–5 sites
Summary
The Indiana Department of Environmental Management awarded Evansville $30,000 from the Volkswagen mitigation fund to install three publicly accessible level-2 electric-vehicle chargers; staff are pursuing locations and said the number of ports per site may vary depending on final costs.
Lauren Norvell told the board Aug. 19 that the city received a GO EVIN grant administered by the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM), funded from the Volkswagen mitigation fund, for $30,000 to install publicly accessible electric-vehicle charging.
Norvell said the grant will likely support installation of three publicly accessible level-2 charging stations, with an overall target of three to five stations depending on final pricing and site permissions. Potential locations being pursued include the downtown riverfront, the Civic Center lot, Westland Park, Musco Park Zoo, and Garvin Park; she said no permissions have been secured yet.
“Those are our top locations for now, but we do not have permissions on any of those yet,” Norvell said. She added the chargers are being scoped as level-2 stations intended for places where vehicles park for multiple hours, such as parks and downtown destinations.
Norvell said the city applied for funding for roughly 10 charger ports but received funding to support three chargers from this grant and is exploring whether to install multi-port units at some locations to stretch the dollars.
Why it matters: Staff said the city is a “charging desert” and that publicly accessible chargers would particularly help residents in multifamily housing who lack private charging options.
Next steps: Staff will pursue site permissions, refine cost estimates, and determine whether to deploy multi-port stations to maximize grant funds.
