Raleigh will have more than 100 electric car recharging stations in the next two years as funding for the curbside pods keeps yielding new announcements.

The N.C. Department of Commerce today announced $625,000 in federal stimulus funding to defray the cost of the recharging stations. This latest announcement is part of an $8 million grant award to pay for alternative fuels and advanced transportation technology around the state.

The state had been slated to receive about 350 recharging stations in the next two years through a combination of stimulus money, research grants and industry funding.

That number is now expected to exceed 400 charging stations as pending grant applications translate into grant awards.  Much of the cost will be paid by stimulus funds, which are designed to help transition the nation's economy and infrastructure from fossil fuels to alternative energy resources.