FRANKFORT, Ky. (KFVS) - Nearly $18M in Federal funding will help Kentucky build electric vehicle charging stations, despite the Trump administration’s attempt to freeze the funds.

In August, Kentucky and 19 other states filed a lawsuit to challenge the freezing of funds that had been appropriated to the states through the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) program.

Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear said, “I’m glad to see these dollars returned to the commonwealth, and these investments to expand our state’s EV network will help Kentucky continue building on its status as a global automotive leader.”

The federal funding will expand the number of charging stations to 46 .

So far, Kentucky’s EV charging network has 5 working stations.

All of the awarded stations are expected

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