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MDOT briefs work group on NEVI deployment, $12M initial awards and a $4.36M broken‑charger grant
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Summary
Maryland Department of Transportation presented the state's NEVI plan, said $60 million in federal NEVI funds have been allocated to the state with about $12 million awarded in round one, and described an additional $4.36 million federal grant to repair broken chargers; MDOT also maintains an EV dashboard showing ~108,000 registered EVs.
Virginia Burke, Maryland Department of Transportation (Office of Environment & Sustainable Transportation), told the work group that NEVI (National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure) funding is driving a statewide build‑out of DC fast charging along federal and state highway corridors.
"NEVI is National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure," Burke said, summarizing the federal program and Maryland's responsibilities to deploy the funds. She said the state was allocated $60,000,000 for charging infrastructure, has completed round‑one awards of roughly $12,000,000, and that leftover funds may be directed toward community charging or medium/heavy‑duty charging after corridor build‑out.
Burke also described a discretionary federal program MDOT calls EVC RAA (charging reliability/accelerator program) and said Maryland recently received $4,360,000 in that grant category to repair broken chargers across the state.
Why it matters: NEVI funds and federal reporting requirements shape minimum technical standards and data collection; MDOT emphasized aligning state requirements with federal minimums to simplify compliance for providers. MDOT maintains MarylandEV.org, an EV dashboard with monthly metrics (Burke reported ~108,000 EV registrations), and a charger‑siting tool to support equity analyses for federal grants.
Industry and agency coordination: MDOT said it chairs the Zero Emission Vehicle Infrastructure Council (ZEVIC) and coordinates outreach and education. The agency also recommended harmonizing state reporting expectations with federal data portals and upcoming federal analytics tools required under NEVI.
Next steps: MDOT will provide linked resources and the NEVI federal rules included in the workbook circulated to members. The chair asked agencies and members to review the NEVI rules and be prepared to discuss uptime measurement standards at a future meeting.
Ending: MDOT committed to share the NEVI links and dashboard resources with the group; no formal votes were held.
