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 in a combined $623 million for hydrogen fueling and electric vehicle charging projects around the country.
- The Texas projects will support an eventual fueling corridor between Texas and Southern California, the agency said.
Dive Insight:
The federal funding announced Thursday will expand the nation’s zero-emission vehicle charging network and support the Biden administration’s goal of achieving net-zero emissions by 2050, FHWA head Shailen Bhatt said in a statement.
“The Federal Highway Administration is pleased to announce these grants that will bring EV charging and alternative fuels to people and communities all across the nation,” Bhatt said.
While many of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding awards unveiled Thursday will build electric car charging stations in underserved communities, the three biggest individual grants went to freight projects.
Source: Federal Highway Administration
New Mexico has invested $11.5 million in electric vehicle charging stations and previously received $38 million in federal Transportation Department grants, according to its environment department. The state will require 15% of all new trucks shipped to dealerships be zero-emission vehicles by 2026.
California, which has the strictest emissions regulations in the country, is rolling out similar requirements under its Advanced Clean Trucks and Advanced Clean Fleets rules in the coming years.
