Economic, Environmental and Equity Outcomes Assessment of the Electric Vehicle Charging Network Expansion in Illinois

The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) was awarded 182 direct current fast charging ports in its first round of the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) program. Researchers will analyze electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure in Illinois and estimate the benefits of expansion through 2050. They will estimate benefits of EV chargers associated with job creation and cost savings from EV ownership. They will identify gaps in EV charger coverage in rural and underserved communities as well as identify types of site hosts to maximize benefits. Identifying gaps in EV charger service will help guide IDOT’s deployment from NEVI funds as well as provide an economic impact assessment of EV ownership.

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $280,000.00
• Contract Numbers:

  R27-280

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Illinois Department of Transportation

  Bureau of Materials and Physical Research
  126 East Ash Street
  Springfield, IL  United States  62704-4766
• Managing Organizations:

  University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

  Illinois Center for Transportation
  1611 Titan Drive
  Rantoul, IL  United States  61866
• Principal Investigators:

  Kontou, Eleftheria

• Start Date: 20250701
• Expected Completion Date: 20280630
• Actual Completion Date: 0

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Economic factors; Electric vehicle charging; Environmental impacts; Rural areas; Transportation equity; Underserved communities
• Geographic Terms: Illinois
• Subject Areas: Energy; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Policy;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01959812
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Illinois Department of Transportation
• Contract Numbers: R27-280
• Files: RIP, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Jun 30 2025 5:04PM