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The Biden administration is footing much of the bill for a cross-country network of electronic vehicle charging stations.. and Oklahoma energy officials want in. The administration announced that $7.5 billion will go to installing almost 500,000 charging stations in the next five years. Oklahoma's energy secretary was in DC this week and says Oklahoma is well-positioned to play a major role in the build-out.

Saturday, February 12th 2022, 7:48 pm

By: News 9

OKLAHOMA CITY -

The Biden administration is footing much of the bill for a cross-country network of electronic vehicle charging stations.. and Oklahoma energy officials want in.

The administration announced that $7.5 billion will go to installing almost 500,000 charging stations in the next five years. Oklahoma's energy secretary was in DC this week and says Oklahoma is well-positioned to play a major role in the build-out.

We still have the number one per capita in level three, or super-charging, infrastructure, so the fast chargers," Ken Wagner with Oklahoma Secretary of Energy & Environment said.

There are currently about 100,000 EV charging stations nationwide.