https://politico.com/news/congress-ev-chargers-billions
Congress at the urging of the Biden administration agreed in 2021 to spend $7.5 billion to build tens of thousands of electric vehicle chargers across the country, aiming to appease anxious drivers while tackling climate change.
Two years later, the program has yet to install a single charger.
States and the charger industry blame the delays mostly on the labyrinth of new contracting and performance requirements they have to navigate to receive federal funds. While federal officials have authorized more than $2 billion of the funds to be sent to states, fewer than half of states have even started to take bids from contractors to build the chargers — let alone begin construction.
Consumer demand for electric vehicles is rising in the United States, necessitating six times as many chargers on its roads by the end of the decade, according to federal estimates. But not a single charger funded by the bipartisan infrastructure law has come online and odds are they will not be able to start powering Americans’ vehicles until at least 2024.
@9HFN5BN5mos5MO
If Congress is going to spend money on that then they need to start making use of it. When money is spent in this country it should go towards something beneficial to the people
@9HFFD9V5mos5MO
Why give someone something for them to not put it to use. that something could be used for something more important.
@9HFHRD65mos5MO
Why spend the money now when nothing is being done.
The government should subsidies the businesses to encourage transportation.
@9HFCPWHPeace and Freedom5mos5MO
wtf are y'all doing we already in debt and y'all wasting money. Do better!
@9HFKVH85mos5MO
We should be using our money to fix our country.
@9HFL28T5mos5MO
7.5B for a electric vehicle chargers which is crazy! That much money for a car.
It sounds to me like government resources are being wasted.
@9HFNNN45mos5MO
I think we should take action on this and start building these electric vehicle chargers especially if we have the funds ready to go.
I think it would be beneficial to have public electric vehicle chargers because it would support EV's and make them easier to maintain and use, promoting their use
@9HFQWQLIndependent5mos5MO
This is unacceptable. If we are creating policies for alternative energy, then we need to see the results. We should be doing this. If the current companies aren't getting it done, then give it to someone else. The money should include a time table. If companies do not complete the tax, they refund the taxpayer and must leave up the infrastructure they built.
@9HFM9SY5mos5MO
Electric cars are not efficient for people who don't live in cities.
@9HFNDHT5mos5MO
We should not mandate electric vehicles
@9HFR8WX5mos5MO
I dont like electric vehicles so I dont care much for the news that comes with it. But I think that United States citizens shouldnt be involved as much as they are with the Israeli conflict.
@9HFHKBTRepublican5mos5MO
I think it's bad because its promoting the usage of electric cars
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@9HFJ3C75mos5MO
that is just money wasted since the electricity comes from oil and you get at best a 100 mile charge
@9HG7N2J5mos5MO
It's very irrelevant to the more important problems and a waste of money
@9HG6PV75mos5MO
The United States should be more worried about waste.
@9HFSZPQ5mos5MO
My opinion on the news topic is they're spending too much money on an vehicle.
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