Nationwide US charging infrastructure program begins in Ohio

The White House has announced that the first electric vehicle charging station funded by the $7.5 billion U.S. government program has begun operating in Ohio. Next up are charging stations in Vermont, Pennsylvania, and Maine where installation has begun. Other states are currently in the process of issuing proposals and awarding contracts for further charging infrastructure funded by the program.

The building of infrastructure with funds from the Biden government charging infrastructure program has begun in Ohio, with a goal to expand the network of chargers across the country to 500,000. This includes the aim to install high-speed chargers no more than 50 miles (80 km) apart on the busiest highways and interstates. Through the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) program, $5 billion of the $7.5 billion envisaged in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for electric vehicle charging is to be used to build this “backbone” of high-speed chargers.

The remaining $2.5 billion has been allocated for competitive grants to states and localities to fill gaps along charging corridors. This is to provide “convenient, accessible charging where people live, work, and shop” through the Charging and Fueling Infrastructure (CFI) program.

Charging infrastructure across the country is also provided with a tax credit scheme as part of President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act, which is more aimed at individuals and businesses to install charging points for “personal, employee, commercial, or customer use”.

Besides the charging stations that are now operating in Ohio, and those currently being built in Vermont, Pennsylvania, and Maine, the White House says that the remaining 46 states have plans for charging infrastructure, and of these “many states have begun issuing proposals or awarded contracts for installing” charges funded under the program.

reuters.com, whitehouse.gov

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about „Nationwide US charging infrastructure program begins in Ohio“

D L

13.12.2023 um 08:36

And of course, they are the trouble-prone CCS chargers, rather than Tesla NACS, which are less expensive by far and last much longer, without continual maintenance issues, and which are NOT taken down anywhere from 25% to 50% like CCS are. Poor planning, when only Stellantis and VW are remaining with CCS in North America!