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The U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded several large grants to Oregon as part of its Charging and Fueling Infrastructure Program, including more than $102 million in federal funding to Oregon, California and Washington to install electric vehicle (EV) charging stations and hydrogen fueling stations for trucks along Interstate 5 and other key freight routes.

The award will result in new, publicly accessible EV charging stations and hydrogen fueling stations for medium- and heavy-duty vehicles like delivery vans and long-haul freight trucks. The stations are part of a collaborative project among the West Coast states to accelerate the adoption of zero-emission vehicles in the trucking and logistics industries.

California’s award for the West Coast Truck Charging and Fueling Corridor Project is a project shared with Oregon and Washington, according to an Oregon Department of Transportation press release. The California Department of Transportation will receive $102 million for the project to deploy charging and hydrogen fueling stations for zero emission medium- and heavy-duty vehicles along 2,500 miles of key freight corridors in California, Oregon and Washington.

Grant funding comes from the federal Charging and Fueling Infrastructure Grant program under the 2021 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.

The cities of Tualatin and Albany also received grant awards for public EV charging stations from the program.

The city of Tualatin will receive $15 million to build 1,000 charging ports in 17 cities across Oregon’s North Willamette Valley, including Portland, Beaverton, Gresham, King City and Lake Oswego. Charging stations will primarily serve low- and moderate-income residents and those who live in multifamily housing where at-home charging access is limited. Chargers also will be built at publicly accessible facilities, such as libraries, parks and community centers.

The city of Albany will receive nearly $1.9 million to plan, design and construct EV charging stations at four locations: a city-owned parking lot serving the Albany Train and Multimodal Center; a city-owned lot in historic downtown; at the North Albany Park & Ride; and at a commercial area near the corner of Interstate 5 and Highway 99E.