{"id":2030403,"date":"2023-09-13T11:22:08","date_gmt":"2023-09-13T15:22:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-administration-rolls-out-100-million-to-address-major-obstacle-to-electric-vehicles\/"},"modified":"2023-09-13T11:26:40","modified_gmt":"2023-09-13T15:26:40","slug":"biden-administration-rolls-out-100-million-to-address-major-obstacle-to-electric-vehicles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-administration-rolls-out-100-million-to-address-major-obstacle-to-electric-vehicles\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden admin allocates $100M to tackle electric vehicle hurdle."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbiden-administration-rolls-out-100-million-to-address-major-obstacle-to-electric-vehicles%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2030403&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>The Biden Administration Announces $100 \u200bMillion Funding to Expand Electric Vehicle Charging\u2062 Stations<\/h2>\n<p>The Biden administration is taking a \u2062major step towards addressing the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-school-district-promotes-segregated-black-parent-meeting\/\" title=\"California School District Promotes Segregated \u2018Black Parent\u2019 Meeting\">challenges faced<\/a> by electric vehicle (EV) drivers in the United States. In an effort to encourage more people to switch to EVs, the \u2062administration\u2063 has announced a \u200bnew $100 million\u200b federal funding initiative to enhance the availability and \u200breliability of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/calif-asks-residents-not-to-charge-electric-vehicles\/\" title=\"Calif. asks residents not to charge electric vehicles\">public charging stations<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Under the 2021\u200d Bipartisan\u2063 Infrastructure Law, \u200cthese \u2064funds will be \u200bdirected\u200b towards the thousands of charging stations across the \u2064country that are currently listed as &#8220;temporarily unavailable.&#8221; This\u2063 move aims\u2064 to alleviate one of the main \u200bconcerns cited \u2063by \u2063drivers when considering the switch from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/two-ca-dem-senators-tell-biden-to-set-hard-date-to-eliminate-sale-of-gas-powered-vehicles\/\" title=\"Two CA Dem Senators Tell Biden To Set Hard Date To Eliminate Sale Of Gas-Powered Vehicles\">gas-powered vehicles<\/a> to EVs.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;This funding represents the latest step toward building a convenient, affordable, reliable charging network that reaches every \u2063corner of our \u2063nation,&#8221; said Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The funding will\u200b be\u200b accessible to both public and private charging stations, as \u2062long as they\u2062 are open to the public.\u200d The Department of Transportation has\u2063 stated that the funds will likely cover the repair or replacement costs of eligible projects. Currently, out of\u2062 the 151,506 public charging ports in the country,\u2063 6,261 (4.1%) are reported as unavailable.<\/p>\n<p>Even \u2062<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/there-it-is-fired-cyber-expert-chris-krebs-admits-in-senate-hearing-that-dominion-voting-machines-linked-to-the-internet\/\" title=\"THERE IT IS: Fired Cyber \u201cExpert\u201d Chris Krebs Admits in Senate Hearing that Dominion Voting Machines Linked to the Internet\">top government officials<\/a> have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-administration-rolls-out-100-million-to-address-major-obstacle-to-electric-vehicles\/\" title=\"Biden admin allocates 0M to tackle electric vehicle hurdle.\">experienced \u200ddifficulties finding working charging stations<\/a>. Secretary Buttigieg\u200d himself shared in\u200b an interview with the Wall Street Journal that he has faced challenges locating charging stations for his hybrid minivan. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm also encountered a situation where a Georgia family called the police on her staff for blocking off\u2064 a\u200b charger for \u200dher use.<\/p>\n<p>President Joe Biden and Democrats \u2062have been\u200d actively working to improve the charging\u2062 infrastructure. The Bipartisan\u200b Infrastructure Law included $5\u2064 billion to assist states in \u2063expanding charging sites, while the 2022 \u200cDemocratic Inflation Reduction Act provided tax credits for fast \u200dcharger installations.<\/p>\n<p>However, \u200baccess to charging infrastructure remains limited for many Americans, particularly those who\u2064 rely on street parking and public chargers. Currently, the United States has over 3 million EVs on the road, but only around 103,000 publicly available charging stations, resulting\u2062 in approximately \u2064one public charger for every 29 EVs, according to the Biden administration&#8217;s estimates.<\/p>\n<p>A study conducted by J.D. Power revealed that satisfaction with public chargers\u2064 has significantly declined. Stewart Stropp,\u2062 the executive director of EV intelligence at J.D. Power,\u200c emphasized that the availability of public chargers is the \u2064biggest obstacle for potential EV\u200b buyers.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;The growth in\u200b public \u200dcharging isn&#8217;t keeping pace with the rising number of EVs\u2064 on the road,&#8221; Stropp\u2063 stated.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>With this new funding initiative, the Biden administration aims to bridge\u2062 the gap and create a more convenient and reliable\u2064 charging network that caters to the\u200b needs\u2062 of EV drivers across the nation.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">Click here<\/a> to read more \u2064from The Washington\u2063 Examiner.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Biden administration unveiled a $100 million federal funding initiative to enhance public electric vehicle charging stations nationwide. This aims to address a significant obstacle for drivers who wish to transition from gas-powered cars. 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