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AP: More than $130M was allocated for EV charger buildout in Nevada. Few were built
Nevada’s $12.4 million EV charger spending covers only 16 sites, mostly in urban areas, leaving large rural gaps and resulting in partial federal fund clawbacks.
- Despite the authorization to spend $100 million, NV Energy reported investing only $12.4 million and building 16 charging sites by the end of 2025.
- Following an unfrozen hold, federal clawbacks reduced Nevada's NEVI funding earlier this month, after the Federal Highway Administration awarded Nevada $38 million in 2022, which was later partially clawed back.
- Budget constraints led NV Energy to scrap 14 planned stations and pivot to select projects, including an electric boat charger at Lake Tahoe and a $5.7 million Clark County School District bus program.
- Nevada's more than 65,000 EV drivers face risky rural stretches like Highway 50 and U.S. 93 without dependable chargers, and no official tracker leaves drivers uncertain.
- Other states have already spent NEVI funds faster, enabling fuller buildouts compared with Nevada, while federal clawbacks exceeded $503 million nationwide, including $12.6 million from Nevada.
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More than $130M was allocated for EV charger buildout in Nevada. Few were built. - The Nevada Independent
Nevada's department of transportation and NV Energy were poised to spend a combined $138 million building electric vehicle charging stations across the state. Five years later, just $12 million has been spent.
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