The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency is giving $12.6 million to build an initial wave of electric vehicle chargers
Illinois currently has 1,156 public electric vehicle charging stations with 2,896 charging outlets, according to federal data. That’s up from the 900 charging stations some 18 months ago, but nowhere near the 40,000 outlets that experts estimate will be needed to support the million electric vehicles Gov. J.B. Pritzker envisions on the state’s roads by …