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Dive Brief:
- Texas will receive a $70 million grant to build up to five hydrogen fueling stations for medium- and heavy-duty trucks in Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, Austin and San Antonio. the Federal Highway Administration announced Thursday.
- The grant to the North Central Texas Council of Governments is the largest award totaling $623 million for hydrogen fueling and electric vehicle charging projects across the country.
- The Texas projects will support an eventual feeder corridor between Texas and Southern California, the agency said.
Dive Insight:
The federal funding announced Thursday will expand the nation’s zero-emissions vehicle charging network and support the Biden administration’s goal of achieving net zero emissions by 2050, FHWA Chief Shailen Bhatt said.
“The Federal Highway Administration is pleased to announce these grants that will bring EV charging and alternative fuels to people and communities across the country,” said Bhatt.
While many of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Act funding awards unveiled Thursday will build electric car charging stations in underserved communities, the three largest single grants went to freight projects.
With the numbers
70 million dollars
Charging and Supply Infrastructure Corridor Program for the Texas Hydrogen and Electric Cargo Infrastructure Project
$63.9 million
New Mexico Clean Fuel Project for medium- and heavy-duty electric corridors along Interstate 10 Unincorporated Hidalgo and Dona Ana Counties
56 million dollars
FY 2023 San Joaquin Valley Interstate 5 Electric Freight Corridor Project
New Mexico has invested $11.5 million in electric vehicle charging stations and previously received $38 million in federal Department of Transportation grants, according to of the environment department. The state will require 15 percent of all new trucks sent to dealerships to be zero-emission vehicles by 2026.
California, which has the strictest emissions regulations in the country, is implementing similar requirements under its Advanced Clean Trucks and Advanced Clean Fleets rules in the coming years.