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WYDOT's EV Stakeholder Networking Database is now live

Interested in hosting EV stations on your land? Or are you an EV company seeking willing landowners to place stations? Want to get partners secured before applying for NEVI funding?

WYDOT and consultant HDR have created a database for networking among different potential EV infrastructure partners. Click here to add yourself to the database. 

This process is completely voluntary. Your responses to this questionnaire will create a NEVI Database intended for those interested in being part of EV charging station deployment teams. Responses will be publicly available and posted to the WYDOT NEVI website.


National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Program

Latest NEVI News: Feds approve Wyoming Year 2 NEVI Plan

The Federal Government approved Wyoming's Year 2 NEVI Plan. You can see the approval letter here.

To read the plan, click the hyperlinks below. 

Wyoming Year 2 NEVI Plan


NEVI Background & Overview

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In November 2021, the federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act allocated up to $7.5 billion over five years for states to enhance their Electric Vehicle charging infrastructure.

In Wyoming, the NEVI funding will help EV drivers to have regular access to charging stations to help avoid a situation where a driver could be stranded without services. Additionally, the infrastructure could bolster tourism as EVs become more popular nationwide. 

There are two sources for funding: Federal Formula Funding through the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure program and Discretionary Grants.

Interested in NEVI funding? Check out our EV infrastructure planning resources page and our frequently asked questions page


NEVI Formula Funding quick facts

Wyoming was allocated $3.9 million in 2022 and expects $5 million each year for the following four years for a total of $26.8 million for EV infrastructure. WYDOT will not own, operate or maintain the charging infratructure through the NEVI program. Instead, this funding will be used to incentivize private industry or local goverments to build the alternative fuel corridors, which are the interstates in Wyoming (I-25, I-80 and I-90). 

NEVI funding can reimburse infrastructure costs incurred by NEVI station owners, including:

  • Acquisition and installation of EV charging infrastructure and traffic control devices and signs
  • Operation and maintenance of EV charging infrastructure for up to five years
  • Data sharing about EV infrastructure to ensure long-term success of equipment installed under the formula program
  • Development activities related to acquisition or installation

NEVI formula funding rules and details

Federal rules specify requirements for minimum standards for federally funded EV infrastructure. 

Click here to read the updated rules and regulations for the NEVI program (updated in 2024)

Click here to read the rules and regulations for the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure program

Click here to read the Waiver of Buy America Requirements for Electric Vehicle Chargers. Note the waiver expires in July 2024. Check the Federal Register for the latest update on the BABA waiver. 

The standards outlined in the rules and regulations ensure that chargers operated by different networks will operate similarly and provide the traveling public with a predictable EV charging experience – no matter what car you drive or what state you charge in. 

Requirements include: 

  • 50 mile maximum distance between charging stations
  • Charging stations placed a maximum of 1 mile from alternative fuel corridor 
  • Four Direct Current Fast Chargers (DCFC) with capabilities for 150kW and higher charging capacity in each location

WYDOT's 2023/2024 NEVI Request for Information (RFI)

In winter 2023/2024, WYDOT issued a Request for Information (RFI) to gauge interest from private businesses or local governments who intended to apply for NEVI funds. To read the RFI, click here.

WYDOT received six detailed responses. Click the links below to read or download the responses:

WYDOT also received a seventh response that indicated interest from Wild West EV but the company provided no answers to the supplemental questions. 


Wyoming Year 1 NEVI Plan receives approval

Thank you to all who commented on Wyoming's NEVI Plan. The Federal Government announced in September 2022 that Wyoming's Year 1 plan has been accepted. Click here to read the approval letter.

Eight of Wyoming's 11 exception requests to the Federal requirements for EV charging station spacing, including requirements that stations be placed no more than 50 miles apart, were rejected. To read more about that, check our latest news release. 

To read the 2022 Plan, click the links below:

Wyoming NEVI Plan - Final