$7.1M investment made in Pennsylvania for EV stations to include a Pizza Hut along the Turnpike

HARRISBURG, Pa. (WTAJ) — Another round of investments is being made by the Shapiro administration to bring more EV stations to businesses including a Pizza Hut right off the Pennsylvania Turnpike.

The $7.1 million comes is part of Round 1B of federal National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) funding. The Shapiro administration said it represents their commitment to combatting climate change while providing travelers with transportation options that are cleaner, safer, and built by Pennsylvanians.

“With every investment in EV infrastructure, we make clean transportation options more accessible for Pennsylvanians,” PennDOT Secretary Mike Carroll said. “These awards will help move us to the next phase of EV rollout.”

In addition to several grocery stores, funding will also go to a Pizza Hut in Breezewood off the PA Turnpike(I-76) and a Burger King in White Haven, right off of I-476, commonly referred to as the “Northeast Extension” of the Turnpike.

Below you’ll see a full list of how much is going to where for an EV charging station.

Allegheny County: $601,284 to Giant Eagle, Inc. for a charging station at Giant Eagle in Pittsburgh (I-376, Exit 74)

Beaver County: $627,038 to Giant Eagle, Inc. for a charging station at GetGo in Monaca (I-376, Exit 39)

Bedford County: $705,195 to Francis Energy PA, LLC for a charging station at Pizza Hut in Breezewood (I-70, Exit 147)

Berks County: $945,555 to Sai Hamburg, LLC for a charging station at Square One Markets in Hamburg (I-78, Exit 29)

Bucks County

• $640,618 to EVgo Services LLC for a charging station at Langhorne Square Shopping Center in Levittown (I-295, Exit 3)
• $820,154 to Wawa, Inc. for a charging station at Wawa in Quakertown (I-476, Exit 44)

Carbon County: $688,109 to Raceway Management Company, Inc. for a charging station at Burger King in White Haven (I-476, Exit 95)

Erie County: $786,408 to Francis Energy PA, LLC for a charging station at Comfort Suites in Edinboro (I-79, Exit 166)

Union County: $638,656 to Universal EV LLC for a charging station at Kavkaz Restaurant in Loganton (I-80, Exit 192)

Washington County: $641,076 to Spark Community Investment Company, LLC for a charging station at GetGo in Washington (I-70, Exit 17)

The $7.1 million federal investment is part of the $171.5 million PennDOT will receive and distribute for EV charging infrastructure over five years through the federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.

Shapiro’s administration also touts that at least 50 percent of the workforce used to build these new EV stations will live within 50 miles of the site where they’re working.

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