Davids Secures $5.8 Million in Electric Vehicle Funds for Kansas Highways from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

Today, Representative Sharice Davids announced that Kansas will receive $5,847,059 this year under the bipartisan infrastructure law to install electric vehicle (EV) charging stations along key roads and highways. These investments will create good-paying jobs to help protect Kansas' environment and support American car manufacturers' rapidly-growing EV production.

"The bipartisan infrastructure law is not just providing much-need funds to cut down the backlog of repairs needed on our highways, bridges, and water systems—it's also paving the way for more sustainable growth in clean energy industries," said Davids. "We've got to start taking steps towards an economy of the future. Putting the infrastructure in place to get more electric vehicles on the roads and in production is a great step that will benefit our drivers, manufacturers, and environment in Kansas."

The United States' current network of 100,000 chargers struggles with inconsistent plug types and payment options and is insufficient to service the growing number of EVs on the roads. Distributed by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration, the funds announced today will put Kansans to work building a convenient and consistent network of chargers across the state, making electric vehicles more accessible for both local and long-distance trips. In total, the bipartisan infrastructure law is investing $39,503,201 to expand charging access in Kansas over the next 5 years.

Davids previously announced that in fiscal year 2022, bipartisan infrastructure law is bringing $17.4 million to improve public transit, $225 million to repair Kansas bridges, more than $13 million for airports in the Third District and $79 million for water infrastructure across Kansas. The law has been called the most fiscally responsible infrastructure bill in at least a decade by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.