The good EV charging news keeps coming — this time it’s about NEVI funding combined with private investment. The new NEVI funding for Ohio chargers is $51 million and it will be paired with at least another $26 million from the private sector. In total, there could be 64 new charging sites with 4 charging ports a piece for a total of over 260 new chargers in Ohio. If you have been following US EV public charging expansion, you know increasingly the sites of new public EV charging are mainstream retail locations, which means EVs are becoming much more accepted. They are no longer just for tree huggers, rich people, techies, etc. Sheetz, Tesla, United Dairy Farmers, Aldi, Love’s Travel Stops, and Pilot Travel Centers will be a portion of the Ohio EV charger site locations. In central Ohio, some of the locations are: Aldi at Sawmill and Bethel roads in Columbus Aldi on U.S. 23 between state Route 161 and Morse Road in Columbus The East Market at E. Broad Street and Nelson Road in Columbus Shell at Scioto Darby and Cosgray roads in Hilliard Shell at I-270 and U.S. 62 in Grove City Love’s Travel Stop at I-70 and state Route 310 in Etna Aldi at state Route 161 and Hamilton Road in Columbus Aldi at state Route 161 and U.S. 62 in New Albany Aldi at U.S. 33 and state Route 317 in Groveport Sheetz at U.S. 62 and state Route 161 in New Albany Sheetz on Johnstown Road near John Glenn International Airport in Columbus Sheetz at I-270 and U.S. 23 in Columbus Meijer at I-70 and Hilliard-Rome Road in Columbus United Dairy Farmers at Avery and Hayden Run roads in Hilliard. The new chargers should be installed by the end of 2027. There will be restrooms as well as food and beverages available at the charging station sites. Try as he may, Donald Trump cannot block the expansion of public EV chargers in the US. Eliminating the federal EV incentives diminished the sales of some models, and yet EV charging infrastructure keeps growing steadily. When he is gone, EV sales might soar. He won’t be able to stop that either.