ARDOT may relieve the state’s need for EV charging stations [Video]

ARKANSAS, USA — As the Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) announced the award recipients for the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) program, it timely lines up with the need for more fast chargers in the state. 

James Shackleford was one of those people waiting to charge his car at this gas station after watching the eclipse. He found himself needing more energy— the kind of energy that could get him home. 

“I was driving back from Russellville for the eclipse— obviously tons of people traveling this weekend for that— to Bentonville,” he said. “Following the guidance of my car on which charger to go to, I went by Ozark and it said, ‘Hey, this is busy. Go to the next one.’ And so when I went by Ozark, you …