The Oklahoman
By Steve Lackmeyer
March 2, 2022
Planning is underway on how to implement a network of statewide electric vehicle charging stations that will give drivers assurance they can drive anywhere in the state without traveling more than 50 miles to charge up. The National Renewable Energy Laboratory reports that as of June 2021, 3,410 electric vehicles were registered in Oklahoma, while 52,190 are registered in Texas. Oklahoma has 1,001 charging stations for those cars, many of them in the state’s largest cities, including 241 in Oklahoma City. A map published by the Association of Central Oklahoma Governments show fast-charging stations can be found at grocery stores, gas stations, restaurants and shopping centers throughout the city. Stations also can be found along the state’s major highways, but are scarce in rural areas.
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