Pete Buttigieg says electric cars shouldn't be a 'luxury' and unveils Biden's $5 BILLION plan to put charging stations every 50 miles on interstates by 2030 - despite as little as 7% of Americans owning EVs
Biden Administration is rolling out $5 billion plan for EV charging stations
Feds putting up 80 per cent, and having states oversee
Transportation Sec. Buttigieg said EVs were a 'luxury item' when they first entered the market
Biden mention Tesla for the first time in speech this week
States would install them every 50 miles on interstates, within a mile of the highway
The administration will make $615 million available in 2022 but states must first submit plans and win federal approval
Program plans to build 500,000 stations by 2030
By Geoff Earle, Deputy U.S. Political Editor For Dailymail.com and Reuters
Published: 05:04 EST, 10 February 2022 | Updated: 18:11 EST, 10 February 2022
The Biden administration is putting out new details on its effort to create 500,000 electric vehicle charging stations – with new efforts to push out funds to have them line interstates at 50-mile intervals.
The administration is awarding $5 billion over five years to states to have them build thousands of electric vehicle charging stations. Another $2.5 billion will go out in grants to be decided later.
It all comes from the $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure plan that was enacted late last year and that the administration continues to sell, amid the collapse of Biden's Build Back Better plan.
The charging stations would work with all electric vehicles, including Tesla – the electric car company President Biden mentioned at the White House this week, despite failing to include the company at prior events. Company CEO Elon Musk has blasted the Biden administration on tax policy and other issues.
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