Arkansas will receive more than $54 million for electric charging stations

Electric cars are becoming more in demand around the state, and officials working to adjust the need of adding charging stations. Scott Hardin with the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration said the state received 54.1 million dollars in federal funding for the next five years to increase charging locations.

By: Desmond Nugent

Electric cars are becoming more in demand around the state, and officials working to adjust the need of adding charging stations.

Scott Hardin with the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration said the state received 54.1 million dollars in federal funding for the next five years to increase charging locations. He said the program requires publicly accessible charging stations to be placed every 50 miles of an interstate and within one mile of interchanges.

According to Hardin, this opportunity gives Arkansans looking to invest in installing charging stations. He said the initial focus will be stations on Arkansas' interstates, the next phase will be regional routes. Read more.