WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Kirsten Sinema , I-Ariz., and U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., announced Thursday $1 million is coming to southeastern Arizona for electric vehicle charging stations.
Cochise County will receive $500,000 to add six solar powered and NEVI-compliant Level-2 EV chargers in Sierra Vista, Bisbee, and Wilcox. And the San Carlos Apache Tribal Council will receive $500,000 to install four EV charging station sites within the Reservation at San Carlos, Peridot, and Bylas; and one additional station in Safford.
In addition, the City of Mesa will receive almost $12 million for 48 electric vehicle charging ports, charging docks for e-bikes and e-scooters, and solar canopies to support electricity generation at the stations.
“Building more electric vehicle charging stations is key to fueling our booming clean energy economy. Thanks to investments from our Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Arizona is accelerating EV charger deployments — creating good paying jobs and enabling cleaner travel,” Kelly said in a prepared release.
The senators also announced more than $40 million is coming to Arizona for the purchase of electric school buses; however, out of the 114 buses that will be purchased only one is coming to Graham or Cochise counties, for the Bonita School District.
