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Progress update on MDOT’s electric vehicle charging program
Talking Michigan Transportation
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Welcome And Why NEVI Matters
1:41
How NEVI Funding Reaches Michigan
5:50
Why This Contract Model Works
8:03
Picking Companies That Can Deliver
11:47
Work Zone Safety Reminder
12:07
Workforce And Installer Training
13:44
What’s Slowing Things Down
15:32
Technology Change And Rural Charging
19:00
Talking EVs With Skeptics
21:17
Road Funding And The Future
Talking Michigan Transportation
Progress update on MDOT’s electric vehicle charging program
Jul 22, 2026
Season 8
Episode 277
Michigan Department of Transportation
It has been five years since adoption of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, which, among many things, included federal funding for the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) program. Michigan was fortunate to receive $110 million of those funds. On this week’s Talking Michigan Transportation podcast, Steve Minton, who heads the Michigan Department of Transportation’s (MDOT) Office of Major Projects, provides an update on progress in executing contracts and installing chargers across the state’s NEVI program.
Minton helped launch the MDOT program and offers his insights on the challenges and rewards of contracting, installation and meeting the needs of electric vehicle users.
