The Kansas Division of Transportation is saying a Request for Data (RFI) upfront of a Request for Proposals (RFP) to place in electrical automobile (EV) charging stations alongside the state’s most traveled highways.
By technique of this RFI, KDOT seeks to acquire enter from enterprise stakeholders and potential candidates that may help develop program requirements for awarding funding in the direction of the arrange of EV charging gear. KDOT has acknowledged roughly 12 preliminary locations for the arrange of Direct Present Quick Charging (DCFC) stations (50 kW or bigger) to reinforce public entry to charging stations every 50 miles alongside main corridors.
Proposed EV charging station locations (inside 5 miles of corridor exit):
• I-70 – Oakley/Grainfield/Grinnell area
• I-70 – WaKeeney
• I-70 – Russell
• I-70 – Ellsworth/U.S. 156 exit
• I-70 – Abilene to Junction Metropolis area
• I-70 – Manhattan to Paxico area
• I-35 – Ottawa
• I-35 – Emporia
• I-35 – Cassoday to Matfield-Inexperienced area
• I-35 – Belle Plain – Wellington Space
• I-135 – Newton/North Newton
• S. 81 – Concordia
Nationwide there was a strong push for the adoption {of electrical} vehicles from every the personal and non-private sectors. Whereas some charging infrastructure already exists, it’s important for Kansas to ensure continuity of journey all through the state for vacationers and commerce, said Secretary Julie Lorenz.
“KDOT desires to work in partnership with the non-public sector to develop EV charging stations,” Lorenz siad. “This RFI is step one in that course of.”
Funding for the charging stations is obtainable by the Volkswagen Mitigation Belief, which made roughly $2 million accessible to Kansas for EV charging infrastructure.
Responses to this RFI must be emailed to kdot.designcontracts@ks.gov by 5 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 24.
Extra knowledge related to this RFI will likely be found at: https://sos.ks.gov/publications/Register/Volume-40/Issue-36-September-9-2021.html.
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