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EV charging installation in Arkansas

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The public record

What Arkansas already has.

These are counts of chargers that exist today, from the U.S. Department of Energy's Alternative Fuels Data Center, pulled 2026-09-01. Nobody is projecting anything here.

410Charging locations
1,172Ports
876Level 2 ports
293DC fast ports
Property types

The kinds of places that have them

Hotels and lodging38 · 9%
Car dealerships26 · 6%
Shopping centers10 · 2%
Public parking7 · 2%
Office buildings5 · 1%
Schools5 · 1%
Gas stations5 · 1%
Restaurants5 · 1%
Charging networks in Arkansas
NetworkLocations
ChargePoint Network151
Blink Network50
Tesla Destination49
EV Connect13
STAY_N_CHARGE13
Tesla10
Not on a network75
Locations opened by year
YearOpened
201917
202012
202141
202253
2023109
202445
202554
202634

Only some locations have an open date on file, so treat the year counts as a floor and not a total.

Programs

Money and rules in Arkansas.

Summarized from the Department of Energy's Laws and Incentives record, pulled 2026-09-10, with a link to the original beside each one. Programs change and most of them run out of money, so check the current terms with whoever runs it before you count on it.

Funding

The public record shows no state-level charging funding program in Arkansas right now. Federal programs below may still apply, and utilities run programs that are not always listed federally.

Rules that affect an installation

Utility Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Station Deployment Authorization and Requirements

Context

Investor-owned utilities (IOUs) may install and own public direct current fast charging stations. IOUs must allow site hosts to install a metering device for measuring electricity sold at the EV charging station and choose the EV charging station equipment vendor and network service from the utility’s pre-qualified...

AFDC entry 13333 AFDC updated 9/26/2023Public Service Commission Docket No. 22-026-TF Order No. 8

Public Utility Definition

Rule

A person or corporation that supplies electricity to the public exclusively to charge electric vehicles is not defined as a public utility. (Reference Arkansas Code 23-1-101(9)))

AFDC entry 11930 AFDC updated 3/21/2018Senate Bill 252, 2017Arkansas Code 23-1-101(9))

Federal programs

Charging and Fueling Infrastructure Grants

Funding

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Charging and Fueling Infrastructure Discretionary Grant Program (CFI Program) offers funding to deploy publicly accessible electric vehicle charging and hydrogen, propane, and natural gas fueling infrastructure.

AFDC entry 12732 U.S. Department of TransportationAFDC updated 3/29/2023Public Law 117-5823 U.S. Code 151

Medium- and Heavy-Duty (MHD) Electric Vehicle (EV) Charger Grants

Funding

The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Vehicle Technology Office (VTO) offers grants of up to $36 million for the design, development, and demonstration of MHD EV charging infrastructure through the SuperTruck Charge program.

AFDC entry 13503 U.S. Department of EnergyAFDC updated 10/4/2024Public Law 109-5842 U.S. Code 16191

Electric Vehicle Charging on Federal Property

Context

The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) or any federal agency may install electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE) for federal employees and others authorized to park at federal facilities to charge their privately owned vehicles.

AFDC entry 11674 U.S. General Services AdministrationAFDC updated 12/14/2015Public Law 114-94

Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ) Improvement Program

Funding

The CMAQ Program provides funding to state departments of transportation (DOTs), local governments, and transit agencies for projects and programs that help meet the requirements of the Clean Air Act by reducing mobile source emissions and regional congestion on transportation networks.

AFDC entry 284 U.S. Department of TransportationAFDC updated 11/29/2021Public Law 117-58Public Law 112-14123 U.S. Code 149 and 151

Electric Vehicle (EV) Infrastructure Grants and Loan Guarantees

Funding

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) provides loan guarantees and grants to agricultural producers and rural small businesses to purchase renewable energy systems or make energy efficiency improvements, including EV charging stations.

AFDC entry 9172 U.S. Department of AgriculturePublic Law 113-797 U.S. Code 8107Public Law 112-240

National Alternative Fuels Corridors

Funding

The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) designates a national network of electric vehicle (EV) charging and hydrogen, propane, and natural gas fueling infrastructure along national highway system corridors.

AFDC entry 11675 U.S. Department of TransportationAFDC updated 5/22/2023Public Law 114-94Public Law 117-5823 U.S. Code 151

Other Arkansas EV programs on the public record

These are about vehicles rather than chargers. Listed so you know they exist, each one linking to its AFDC entry.

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