Two new electric vehicle charging stations are coming to Knox County as part of a statewide initiative aimed at expanding Indiana’s EV infrastructure.
The GO EV Indiana program announced funding this week for 36 new charging stations across the state. Half of the sites will offer fast-charging capabilities—providing a charge in as little as 20 minutes—at locations like gas stations and shopping centers. The other half, with slower charging speeds, will be placed at city buildings, parks, and tourist destinations such as the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and the Children’s Museum.
In Knox County, a $153,000 grant will fund a charging station at the Casey’s on Willow Street in Vincennes. A second station will be installed at the Casey’s in Oaktown with a grant of nearly $198,000.
Funding for the chargers comes from Indiana’s share of the Volkswagen emissions settlement.
Ryan Lisek, program director for the nonprofit Drive Clean Indiana, said the GO EV Indiana initiative is designed to close charging gaps across the state’s road network. “To make sure that electric vehicle drivers are going to have a place to charge as close as 50 miles in between one charging port to another,” Lisek said.
Lisek noted that Highway 41, stretching from Evansville to Northwest Indiana, remains the only major gap in the state’s fast-charging corridor. He said the effort helps sustain EV adoption momentum even as federal incentives have slowed.
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