Electric vehicle (EV) chargers are getting more ubiquitous and less rare in the United States (US) as the charging network infrastructure expands to 35 states.
It comes as the Biden administration has officially approved the funding for the construction of EV charging networks in various states.
More EV Chargers Are Coming to 35 US States
As per the latest news by CNBC, President Joe Biden has announced that his administration is kicking off the first tranche of EV network funding, which amounts to a cool $900 million.
Biden announced that funding approval while he was surrounded by numerous EV offerings at the Detroit Auto Show.
The President says that "you all are going to be part of a network of 500,000 charging stations - 500,000 - across the country." Biden goes on to note that the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) labor union is spearheading the installation of these EV chargers nationwide.
On top of that, Biden further highlights that buying an all-electric car would no longer come with "all sorts of compromises." He adds that the "great American road trip is going to be fully electrified," adding that charging EVs would be easier than ever.
Biden Administration Approves $900 Million EV Charging Fund
According to the report by The Verge, the $900 million funding that the Biden administration released is set to install 500,000 chargers across the 53,000 miles of highway across 35 states.
The online news outlet says that the current EV charging infrastructure in the US is way behind the 500,000 goal of the charger network project.
In fact, the public charging stations in the country are only roughly 41,000, which offers over 100,000 chargers to EV owners.
But The Verge notes that these vehicles are not exclusively topping up their batteries at these charging stations. It is to note that EV owners also charge their cars at their homes.
That said, CNBC notes in its report that the rarity of charges these days is still one of the biggest roadblocks in the shift to all-electric cars in the country.
The hefty pricing of most offerings also plays a significant role in the equation. But making charging stations more ubiquitous surely goes a long way in helping boost the transition of car owners to electrified options.
This article is owned by Tech Times
Written by Teejay Boris
