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Deldot seeks bids to build electric charging stations

Betsy PriceGovernment, Headlines

The Delaware Department of Transportation is now accepting bids for the construction, operation and maintenance of electric vehicle charging stations along Route 13, Route 113, Route 1 and Interstate 95. The new direct-current charging stations must be located within one mile of these roads with no more than 50 miles between each location, the Deldot press release said. The state’s primary …

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Cost of EV charging stations pops up in DELDOT budget talks

Sam HautGovernment, Headlines

The cost of providing electric vehicle charging stations up and down Delaware popped up in a Joint Capital Improvement Committee meeting this week. Sen. Nicole Poore, D-Delaware City, asked if the Department of Transportation is considering the cost of adding more electric vehicle charging stations across the state and transitioning school districts to more electric vehicles. “Everybody wants to move …

Erik Mclean, electric vehicles

Car dealers: So far, electric vehicles not popular in Delaware

Sam HautGovernment, Headlines

As DNREC is closing the public comment period for its new electric vehicle regulations, car dealerships across the state aren’t seeing an uptick in buyers. Sticker shock plays a role in that, dealers say. Many who are interested finally choose a hybrid vehicle that uses both gasoline and an electric battery. James Ursomarso, the vice president of the Union Park …