Electric vehicle charging stations coming to Belden Park Crossings, Pilot Travel Center
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Stark County is getting two new electric vehicle charging stations along Interstate 77 next year.
The stations will be located at the Pilot Travel Center on Faircrest Street SW in Canton Township and at Belden Park Crossings in Jackson Township. Each station will be accessible 24 hours per day and have and at least four charger ports with 150 kilowatts per port. They are expected to be operational next year.
The state plans to award $18 million to install 27 new electric vehicle charging stations along Ohio interstates as part of the National Electrical Vehicle Infrastructure Program (NEVI), according to a news release from Gov. Mike DeWine's office.
Ohio will award $677,618 and $662,860 for the Pilot Travel and Belden Park stations.
In an email, Stacie Schmidt, vice president of marketing and communications for Stark Enterprises, the real estate company behind Belden Park Crossings, said the company was excited to work with EVGo to install charging stations at the shopping plaza. The plaza houses Fresh Thyme, Value City Furniture and other stores.
Across the state, other charging stations will be installed along I-70, I-71, I-74, I-75, I-76, I-77 and I-90. Funding will be matched with $6 million from several groups that will install and operate the stations, including Pilot Travel Centers, TH Midwest, Francis Energy, Meijer Stores, EVgo Services, ChargeNet Stations and Equilon/Shell, according to a news release from the governor's office.
DriveOhio, a division of the Ohio Department of Transportation, will oversee implementation of the stations.
“This is an exciting time for Ohio as we continue to lead the charge in electric mobility,” DeWine said in a prepared statement. “As more Ohioans purchase EVs, this statewide network of chargers will ensure that our transportation infrastructure is prepared to accommodate these drivers, as well as visitors who travel to Ohio to see all that our great state has to offer.”
Currently, Ohio has 53,000 registered electric vehicles. Stark has 1,043 of them, according to DriveOhio.
The state is expected to receive $140 million in NEVI funds over the next five years for the installation of more electric vehicle charging stations.
Reach Paige at 330-580-8577, pmbennett@gannett.com or on Twitter @paigembenn.
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