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Vermont AOT says $21.2 million in NEVI EV charging funds obligated; second solicitation to target 19 sites
Summary
Agency of Transportation officials told the House Appropriations Committee they have obligated the state's $21.2 million NEVI apportionment, expect to expend about $8 million from an initial solicitation and will seek bids in spring for roughly $13 million to fund up to 19 additional charging sites.
Andrea Wright, Environmental Policy Manager at the Vermont Agency of Transportation, told the House Appropriations Committee on Jan. 8 that the state has now obligated its full $21,200,000 NEVI (National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure) apportionment and expects to move a second solicitation this spring to fund additional stations.
Wright said Vermont opened its first NEVI-compliant station in Bradford in 2024 and used an early award process that obligated roughly $7.3 million in contracts before an executive order in January 2025 rescinded plan approvals and paused access to federal funds. A subsequent lawsuit to regain immediate access was unsuccessful, Wright said, because the state did not demonstrate the legal standard of harm. After federal NEVI guidance changed, AOT resubmitted its updated plan and received federal approval in late…
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