The Biden Administration announced Wednesday that it will allocate $100 million in federal funds to improve the infrastructure that serves electric vehicles across the country. The biggest obstacle to renewable energy cars is range and scattered charging points on the road.
Along the country's road network, there are more than a hundred charging points that are not available. The financing plan approved by the Government aims to replace or replace one hundred of these chargers. The funding was included in the 2021 infrastructure bill which had the approval of both parties in Congress.
The federal government's announcement comes just four days after the trip of Jennifer Granholm, Secretary of Energy, who launched a trip of the country aboard a vehicle to test its effectiveness. It was not a trouble-free journey. The interior of the country, with large expanses and few charging points, is a place often described as inhospitable for electric vehicles.
Few chargers and long charging times
To this problem is added that of waiting. The fastest chargers allow the vehicle to be recharged in about 20 minutes (and only the most modern cars), while there are still points that force you to wait more than an hour to be able to move forward. To encourage fast chargers, the Administration is only subsidizing charging points of 150 kilowatts or more powerful.
During the Granholm tour, a situation was experienced that perfectly illustrated the problems of electric chargers. The entourage of vehicles following Granholm's blocked one of the charging points in the state of Georgia for too long. An enraged family ended up calling the police, who arrived at the scene.
According to the latest estimates of the Biden Administration and analyzed by the Washington Examiner, in the United States there are more than 3 million electric vehicles circulating and there are about 103,000 public chargers available, which is equivalent to one public charger for every 29 electric vehicles.
