Massachusetts Deploys 0 NEVI Chargers Despite $64 Million in Federal Funding
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Updated · CommonWealth Beacon · Jun 3
Massachusetts Deploys 0 NEVI Chargers Despite $64 Million in Federal Funding
1 articles · Updated · CommonWealth Beacon · Jun 3
Summary
Nearly four years after federal approval, Massachusetts still has no operating highway EV chargers under the $5 billion NEVI program, even though it has received about $64 million and projected that money could support 92 ports.
MassDOT has signed contracts with only two of three selected vendors—Applegreen and Global Partners—and has not explained the delay; about $4 million has gone to engineering, permitting and procurement rather than live chargers.
Applegreen says equipment has been ordered for Greenfield and Newburyport, with construction targeted for late July, while Global Partners is finalizing plans for Lancaster, Wrentham and Raynham.
The lag stands out because neighboring Rhode Island, New York and Vermont already have NEVI chargers, though nationwide only 19 states have at least one operating site as procurement, permitting and grid constraints slow rollouts.
That shortfall matters for Massachusetts's climate goals: the state remains about 2,000 charging ports short of need and trails its EV adoption targets, with roughly 166,000 light-duty EVs and plug-in hybrids versus a 200,000 goal.