The stations are at Rudy’s Country Store and Bar-B-Q near Interstate 10 and Kino Parkway in Tucson; Verde Valley Center near Interstate 19 and Duval Mine Road in Green Valley; and a Chevron near Interstate 8 and Avenue 29 E in Wellton.

The sites are part of a planned statewide network of about 80 locations intended to make highway travel by electric vehicle more practical and ease concerns about driving range. Each station in the program is expected to have at least four 150-kilowatt direct-current fast chargers, designed to charge an EV in 30 minutes or less. Most will offer both the North American Charging Standard and Combined Charging System connectors.

ADOT is administering $76.5 million in federal funding through the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Formula Program. Federal funds can cover up to 80% of eligible project costs; private developers must pay at least 20%, and will own and operate the stations.

Two additional sites, in Seligman and Holbrook along Interstate 40, are expected to open later this year. Another 11 locations are being designed or built, and contracts for 14 more projects are expected to be issued by late 2026.

ADOT has also opened bidding for a third phase of 49 prospective sites, supported by an estimated $49 million in federal funding. The list includes 31 newly eligible locations and 18 sites that did not receive awards in the first two phases. Proposals are due by 2 p.m. Jan. 15, with construction expected to begin in 2028 and take about a year.

The planned stations are generally spaced about 90 miles apart and located within three miles of a highway, a layout intended to support longer trips across the state.