"White House Rolls Out $7.5B Electric Vehicle Charging Plan"

"The Biden administration today [Monday] released a road map for building out a national network of 500,000 electric vehicle charging stations as part of its plan to combat climate change.

The $1.2 trillion infrastructure package President Biden signed into law last month authorized the charging network, allocating $5 billion for state Transportation Departments to support the expansion. An additional $2.5 billion is also available in grant opportunities to help connect rural and marginalized communities to electric vehicles.

“The science is clear. Climate change has become a climate crisis, and it demands urgent action,” Vice President Kamala Harris said at an event today in Brandywine, Md., announcing the blueprint.

“And one important way we achieve net-zero emissions is by investing in zero-emission vehicles,” she said. \"

Arianna Skibell reports for E&E News December 13, 2021.

Source: E&E News, 12/14/2021