The Biden administration has funded one The national electric vehicle charging network is worth $7.5 billion part of the 2021 infrastructure bill, but despite the investment, new charging stations are still being rolled out at a slow pace, according to the report Automotive news.
National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) program calls 500,000 charging stations nationwide, but so far only eight stations in six states are open, according to the report. That’s largely because, while the federal government directs funding, states take the lead in determining how and when that funding is spent.
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Companies that win funding through the federal program cannot plan uniformly for its use nationwide because they must deal with state-specific regulatory and bureaucratic agencies that operate differently. , Automotive News noted, adding that toll companies also have to deal with a “patchwork” of public opinion. and private utilities in different parts of the country.
The federal government releases the first round of NEVI funding to 35 states in September 2022, then in early 2023 Rules are stated for chargers—concerning access, privacy, payment systems, etc.—which any company seeking to request federal funding must comply with. The first station built with NEVI funding became operational in Ohio in December 2023.
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According to Automotive News, citing data from EVAdoption, as of May 28, 2024, 23 states had begun NEVI funding. That includes 10 states that have closed their first round of applications, one state that is opening applications, 10 states that have a tentative start date for accepting applications, and six states that have not yet offered application schedule.
According to Automotive News, Ohio, New York, Colorado and Pennsylvania are among the states with the fastest NEVI adoption, while Idaho, Mississippi, Nevada, South Carolina, South Dakota and Wyoming are the slowest. That’s partly due to expected demand for electric vehicle charging in those states; According to S&P Global Mobility, only 87 electric vehicles were sold in Wyoming in the first quarter of 2024. So the varying pace of electric vehicle adoption from state to state could also affect the construction of a national charging network. family.
