Colorado Springs is among the beneficiaries of a fresh round of electric vehicle charging grants awarded Tuesday by the Colorado Energy Office (CEO) and the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT), with two local sites set to receive funding for new fast-charging stations.
The two Colorado Springs locations awarded grant money are 1730 Dublin Boulevard and 7395 N. Academy Boulevard. Blink Charging and Evium Charging received $300,000 and $400,000, respectively, from the state's Community Access Enterprise to build their new charging stations.
The awards, which total $23.2 million, were issued through the state's Direct Current Fast-Charging Plazas initiative and funded by the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure program and the state's Community Access Enterprise. Officials say the grants will fund 270 charging ports at 35 different locations across the state.
The latest round of awards will increase the state's fast-charging network for EVs by 16%. There are currently 1,680 fast-charging ports statewide. CEO says the broader program has created almost $71.8 million to support around 795 new fast-charging ports. The CEO notes it prioritizes projects that are in disproportionately impacted areas.
Beyond Colorado Springs, the grant round reaches other parts of southern Colorado and the broader region. Additional nearby recipients include a site at Interstate 25 and RidgeGate Parkway in Lone Tree ($795,000), 7520 Village Square Drive in Castle Pines ($300,000), 601 Elm Avenue in Rocky Ford ($495,000), and 5050 Factory Shops Boulevard in Castle Rock ($485,000), all funded through the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure program.
The state programs are part of an ongoing strategy to increase electric vehicle adoption and reduce emissions. Colorado has a stated goal of 940,000 electric vehicles on the road by 2030, and the state's energy office website says there were more than 215,000 as of July. Encouraging more people to buy an electric vehicle has become more challenging after federal incentives expired in September. In the first half of 2026, electric vehicle sales declined by 55.3% compared with the same time last year, though total market share continued to grow, according to the Colorado Auto Dealers Association.
The expired federal tax incentive was worth up to $7,500. Colorado has its own incentives, which for the 2027 tax year may reduce the manufacturer-suggested retail price of a newly purchased or leased EV by as much as $4,500, provided certain conditions are met, according to the state's energy office.
CDOT and CEO say the projects should be completed in the next two years. Whether construction timelines at the two Colorado Springs sites will align with that projection, and how the stations will affect local EV adoption rates, remains to be seen.