The Oregon Department of Transportation's Climate Office has selected electric vehicle (EV) charging companies for the first round of grants from the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure program -- two of them are in Southern Oregon.
The federal NEVI program funds public EV fast-charging stations along major roads throughout the state.
ODOT selected these companies via a competitive process and with an "intent to award," which means the agency is still developing final agreements with each company. They expect to have agreements in place before the end of 2024, and they estimate the companies will begin installing NEVI-funded stations in 2025.
Interstate 5 south of Eugene has four charging station locations including Sagwal Gas in Wolf Creek and WinCo Foods in Medford as well as sites in Roseburg and Cottage Grove. US Highway 97 has seven charging station locations in Klamath Falls, Chiloquin, Chemult, La Pine, Bend, Madras and Shaniko. Interstate 205 has two charging stations in Happy Valley and Gladstone.
The stations will have at least four DC fast-charging ports with CCS connectors.
All stations will have overhead lighting and parking accessible to people with disabilities. Several will feature "pull through" parking for vehicles towing trailers.
According to ODOT, these are proposed EV station locations and they are subject to change until the agency signs final grant agreements with each company.
