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States get go-ahead to build electric car charging stations
Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — States are getting the go-ahead to
build a nationwide network of electric vehicle charging
stations that would place new or upgraded ones every
50 miles (80 kilometers) along interstate highways as part
of the Biden administration's plan to spur widespread
adoption of the zero-emission cars. The administration on
Thursday announced the availability of $5 billion in fed-
eral money to states over five years under President Joe
Biden's infrastructure law, sketching out a vision of seam-
less climate-friendly car travel from coast to coast.
Under Transportation Department requirements, states
must submit plans to the federal government and can
begin construction by this fall if they focus first on highway
routes, rather than neighborhoods and shopping centers,
that can allow people to take their electric vehicles long
distances. Each station would need to have at least four
fast-charger ports, which enable drivers to fully recharge
their vehicles in about an hour. Many technical details
are to be worked out, and the administration acknowl-
edges it will take work to persuade drivers accustomed to
gas-powered cars, particularly in rural areas. The money
is far less than the $15 billion that Biden had envisioned to
fulfill a campaign promise of 500,000 charging stations by
2030, and it may take substantial private investment to Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, second from right, speaks during an event at the
make the plan work. Transportation Department in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022, announcing a historic
investment in the U.S. electric vehicle charging networks.
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