A statewide network of electric vehicle fast-charging stations is a step closer to reality, Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper announced Thursday.

A $10.3 million ALT Fuels Colorado grant will fund stations at 33 sites in six of the state’s transportation corridors along interstates and highways, easing travel for low-emission vehicle owners, according to an announcement Thursday from Hickenlooper’s office.

A map provided with the announcement shows potential charging-station sites in or near Fort Collins, Boulder, Craig, Dinosaur, Montrose, Cortez, Durango, Pagosa Springs, Gunnison, Salida, Cañon City, Pueblo, Alamosa, La Junta, Lamar, Limon and Burlington, among others.

The grant, issued through the Colorado Energy Office, was awarded to ChargePoint, a company that “designs, builds and supports all the technology that powers its charging networks, from charging station hardware to energy management software,” according to Thursday’s release.

The company, headquartered in California, has offices in Arizona, Germany, India and the Netherlands, according to its website.

“Fast-charging stations give EV drivers the confidence to reliably travel to all corners of the state,” Hickenlooper said in the statement. “The future of EV travel in Colorado is bright thanks to this new partnership with ChargePoint.”

The CoPIRG (Colorado Public Interest Research Group) Foundation applauded the announcement in a Thursday press release.

The stations will eliminate “a common barrier to electric vehicle ownership – not knowing if there will be a place to charge when you travel farther from your home,” said Danny Katz, the foundation’s director, in the release.

The Colorado Electric Vehicle Plan, created by Hickenlooper in June via executive order, requires the state to build its fast-charging station infrastructure via public/private partnerships, according to Thursday’s release.

The controversial plan committed the state to the adoption of low emission vehicle standards in an effort to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions by 26 percent by 2025.

The executive order resulted in Colorado’s joining 12 other states and the District of Columbia, led by California, in taking up emissions standards tougher than federal requirements to reduce vehicle emissions that contribute greenhouse gases and ultimately to climate change, advocates say. The measures will push automakers to adopt better clean-car technology to serve the growing marking for low emission vehicles, they contend.