Headline Roundup • August 29th, 2024
Public EV Chargers Have Doubled During Biden's Presidency as Industry Remains in Flux
Energy,Electric Vehicles,Technology,Department Of Energy,Joe Biden,Transportation,Sustainability,Ford,General Motors
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"There are over 192,000 publicly available charging ports with approximately 1,000 new public chargers being added each week," the Energy Department said in a press release.
The Details: A lack of chargers has been a hurdle in the widespread adoption of EVs. The progress on charging ports is due to the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act passed in 2021, which authorized $7.5 billion to build an EV charging network. On Tuesday, the Biden administration announced $521 million in grants to build out electric vehicle charging.
For Context: Ford recently scrapped their plan for an electric SUV. Meanwhile, Hyundai is doubling its hybrid collection as the demand for EVs wanes. Other EV companies appear to be struggling, with multiple EV startups going bankrupt and a Swedish EV company, Polestar, recently changing CEOs amid financial turmoil. General Motors also recently announced it would delay production at a planned EV battery plant in Indiana in its latest pullback.
How the Media Covered It: Coverage of the increasing charging ports and Biden's subsequent grant announcement has been sparse on the left and right, but in coverage of EVs in general, the right tends to be more critical, arguing that governments cannot drive the transition to EVs without public demand.
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The Biden administration says that the number of EV charging stations in the US has doubled since 2021 as it announces another round of grants for states looking to install more charging locations.
The administration claims that there are now over 192,000 publicly available charging ports in the US, with approximately 1,000 new public chargers being added each week. That’s up from approximately 100,000 ports that were in operation at the outset of 2021 when President Joe Biden first took office.
EV charging is often held up as a culprit...
PROGRESS ON PUBLIC ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGERS: The number of publicly available electric vehicle chargers has doubled under the Biden administration, the Department of Energy announced on Tuesday.
In a funding announcement allocating $521 million in grants to help boost the buildout of EV chargers and alternative fueling infrastructure, the agency announced there are currently over 192,000 publicly available charging ports across the country, with approximately 1,000 new public chargers being added each week. It’s expected that the allocated funds will build 9,200 more chargers across the country.
Why this matters: Upon enacting...
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The number of publicly available electric vehicle chargers has doubled since Biden took office, the Biden administration said Tuesday. There are now 192,000 publicly available charging ports with approximately 1,000 new public chargers being added each week, the Energy Department said in a press release. Access to chargers remains a significant hurdle in the adoption of electric vehicles, as many potential consumers fear not being able to charge up while driving long distances. And while the number of chargers appears to have grown in recent years, it has faced some...
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