New electric vehicle DC fast-charging station coming to Ontario
By Logan Bagett on Tuesday, April 28th, 2026 in Northeastern Oregon News Northeastern Oregon Top Stories
ONTARIO — A popular travel stop along I-84 in Ontario will be getting a new electric vehicle DC fast-charging station. As part of the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) program, grant money has allowed for the new charging station to go in at Love’s Travel Stop in Ontario.
The new station will feature at least four 150kW CCS charging ports. According to a release from the ODOT Climate Office, “DC fast charging stations have high-powered ports that can recharge some EVs 10%-80% in less than 30 minutes.”
Ontario’s station is made possible through the second round of NEVI funding. The third round is expected to be announced this summer. For that, ODOT reports, “We’ll focus on filling rural gaps in Oregon’s public DC fast charging network on Interstate 82; Oregon Highway 42; U.S. Highway 95; U.S. Highway 101 south of Reedsport; U.S. Highway 20 east of Bend; and U.S. Highway 26 east of Prineville.”
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