The Arizona Department of Transportation is seeking public input on a plan that would add nine corridors to its planned network of electric vehicle charging stations.
As part of its 2025 plan update, ADOT is recommending expanding the state’s electric vehicle charging network to include 21 new or upgraded new locations along the following highways:
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SR 77: Show Low to Holbrook
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SR 77: Tucson to Pima County limits
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SR 69: Interstate 17 to Prescott
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SR 89A/89: from State Route 69 to just north of Paulden
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SR 179: I-17 to Sedona
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SR 89/89A: Cottonwood to Sedona
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SR 260: I-17 to Cottonwood/SR 89A
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SR 85: I-8 in Gila Bend to I-10 in Buckeye
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SR 287: Casa Grande to I-10
More information is available at azdot.gov/EVPlan2025. ADOT is allowing input through Monday, Sept. 8, in the following ways:
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Online: azdot.gov/EVcomments
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Email: [email protected]
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Phone: 623.695.7411
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Mail: ADOT EV Plan, 1655 W. Jackson, MD 126F, Phoenix, AZ 85007
The EV charging network plan is part of $76.5 million in federal funding Arizona is eligible to receive through the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure program.
ADOT’s statewide electric vehicle charging network is being implemented in phases, with this being the final phase. Previous ADOT electric vehicle plans identified charging locations along all interstate freeways, US 89 and 93, state routes 68, 90, 95 and 160 and portions of US 60 and state routes 64, 80, 87 and 347.
In late 2024, ADOT awarded the first 18 EV charging stations by selecting firms to design, build, operate and maintain these privately owned electric vehicle charging stations along I-10, I-8, I-40, I-17 and I-19. ADOT expects the first new EV charging stations along the interstates to be completed in 2026. The process to solicit and award contracts for other new and upgraded charging stations identified in the 2023 and 2024 plans is expected to begin later this year.
Each location will have at least four 150-kilowatt direct current fast chargers. As of this year, Arizona is specifying that the stations have both the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) North American Charging Standard (NACS or Tesla) and the Combined Charging System (CCS) plugs. The chargers are intended to charge a typical electric vehicle in 30 minutes or less.
All stations will be privately owned and operated, with federal funds covering up to 80% and the private developer covering a minimum of 20% of eligible project costs. No state funds will be involved in the construction of these stations.
The first question for AZDOT:
WHERE IS ALL THE ADDITIONAL NEEDED ELECTRICITY GOING TO COME FROM TO POWER THESE EV CHARGING STATIONS?
It doesn’t come from an Electrical Outlet, that’s for sure!
Here’s my input: neither subsidize nor hinder private enterprise.
If they can do it, let them; let them make mad profits. If they can’t, then it will expose “Green energy” for the failure it is.
I’ll use the ol man term ; ROTFLMAOOL!!!!!!! sure or just burn the money – oh wait money is soon to be obsolete..
When gasoline powered vehicles became available and widespread, many decades ago, the government did not need to construct gas stations. “Free market” forces took care of that and the country was rapidly covered in private enterprise gas stations.
Today the government has to setup EV recharging stations because no individual or company believes a profit can be made from doing so. That means the government has to use tax dollars in place of market forces to expand EV usage. Even though EV purchases are doing OK. Oh wait, most of those EV purchases involved some kind of government rebate and many of those rebates have now been cancelled. So, tell me again, why are we spending tax dollars on something that can’t turn a profit?
Don’t
Here’s an idea:
Make the EV owners pay for this.
Gas drivers shouldn’t pay.
They are already tax free for registration.
FEDERAL FUNDING 76.5 MILLION DOLLARS PEOPLE WITH EVS DON’T NEED TAX PAYERS ASSISTANCE
THAT MONEY COULD DO ALOT FOR VETERNS
PLEASE CALL THE PHONE NUMBER IN THE ARTICLE , TELL THEM NO, NOT ONLY NO BUT HELL NOOO!!!!
Not somethng that taxpayers should be funding!
The EV charging stations should not be powered by diesel generators. I looked at the EV Plan video to see what the charging stations look like and there were others that appear to be driven by generators as well. Obviously, charging stations that are powered by fossil fuel generators are the antithesis of what EV’s are supposed to accomplish, so it doesn’t make any sense to me. If the state, or any state, wants EV’s, they should first upgrade the electrical grid to support the additional power demand. Then they can put in the charging stations that at least run by the power grid.
Taxpayers will pay 80%. Another scam to steal taxpayer money, then funnel it to some PAC, who funds campaigns of politicians that want to steal more taxpayer monies. When will we ever learn? Didn’t DOGE reveal these scams?
Are you for real??? What the hell, is that charging station hooked up to a diesel generator? Thought so…..Wow, just wow…..Can you say hypocrites much?