The Biden Administration just announced a slew of updates in the national push for mass electric vehicle adoption, including the formation of new EV charging network standards. The new EV charging standards were determined by the Department of Transportation in partnership with the Department of Energy, and support the administration’s goal of building 500,000 EV chargers along U.S. highways
The announcement includes plans from the Federal Highway Administration that outline federal funding for EV chargers in compliance with the Build America, Buy America Act. EV chargers funded through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law must be produced in the U.S., including final assembly and manufacturing processes. By July of 2024, at least 55 percent of the cost of all components must be manufactured domestically.
Funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law includes $7.5 billion for EV charging, as well as $10 billion for clean transportation and more than $7 billion for EV battery components, minerals, and materials, with further support from the Inflation Reduction Act to support battery production and expanded EV tax credits, EV charging installation, and support domestic production efforts.
The Federal Highway Administration also announced details for the upcoming Charging and Fueling Infrastructure discretionary grant program, which will make available more than $2.5 billion over the next five years to deploy publicly accessible charging and alternative fueling infrastructure.
Further details come from the Joint Office of Energy and Transportation, which released a notice of intent to fund the Ride and Drive Electric research and development program, while the Department of Energy announced $7.4 million funding for seven different projects to develop medium and heavy-duty EV charging and hydrogen corridor infrastructure plans.
The White House also highlighted the more than $100 billion from the private sector invested so far in EV, battery, and EV charging manufacturing in the U.S. In addition to new EV charging stations and standards, the Biden Administration aims to have EVs make up 50 percent of new car sales by the 2030 calendar year, with the eventual goal of reaching net-zero emissions by 2050.
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Nobody wants these EVs, Brandon. That’s why they are constantly sold out with a long wait list and dealers are able to tack on markups of $2000-5000 each to purchase them at GM dealers. Because nobody wants them and they are destined to fail.
Face it brandon aka biden, the poor and middle class can’t afford it you moron
They can’t afford a new ICE anymore of any size. Nothing is cheap anymore and with interest going up.
And that is totally planned. The huge price increases are designed to fund the EV agenda and get consumers prepped for the much higher purchase prices of EV’s.
Are these standards going to be as rigorous as their mail-in ballot and ballot custody standards?
yep, you will own nothing and be happy.
” at least 55 percent of the COST of all components must be manufactured domestically” … Written like a true government contract… They can build the entire charger in china as long as that one USA made nut & bolt costs $8000….
Apparently you’ve never worked or opened the hood of your car before. Typical ICE vehicles have up to 2000 parts and EVS use only 20, Tesla has 2 working parts. Also significantly less fluids because it requires 0 oil changes. If you are so concerned about buying domestic then buying EV is smarter to be sourced right here.
So only two parts work in a Tesla?
Nice gross exaggeration on your comparison. Reality is that an ICE uses 200 moving parts compared to 20 for an average EV not 2000. The problem is that EV’s make up the savings in oil changes and general maintenance with higher purchase costs, higher insurance costs, higher tire costs, added weight which will surely mean more suspension issues and they still require coolant for the batteries. Let’s also not forget that when these throw away EV’s need replacement batteries as they age the cost to replace them will exceed the value of the vehicle. Time and battery tech may change but for now EV”s are really just an alternative for city dwellers and not the end all that this clueless admin thinks it is!
My old BMW motorcycle had 280 moving parts. Know why I remember that? ‘Cuz it was about a tenth of what a normal bike had. Your contention is that a modern automobile has less than my old two-valve-per-cylinder boxer twin? Your credibility, such as it is, is noted….
I was simply going by what this article stated. Obviously it’s not completely accurate for both ICE or EV but a very generalized figure-
https://interplex.com/resources/electric-vehicle-drivetrains-only-have-20-moving-parts-compared-to-over-200-in-conventional-automobiles/
Exactly people cant differentiate “working parts” from “parts” thank and he’s totally right ignorants. A EV would have even less working parts then a ICE motorcycle.
LOL, EV’s have many more than 20 parts! Ever actually worked on a car before?
Moving parts. As in, parts that move. Not stationary parts, as in parts that just sit there.
All these funding projects and i see NO new chargers in the northeast. Tired of hearing about pipe dreams. Notice the Lyriq in the photo…. 1 of 22 actually delivered to the public and he is probably a GM manager
Tesla is the most “American Made” vehicle you can buy all you Patriots! Don’t believe me…. Loki it up
Kevin :
You are under the old-fashioned ILLUSION that moving parts are less reliable than stationary parts… That assumption couldn’t be further from the truth…
My Tesla Roadster contained a $17,000 ‘propulsion’ inverter circuit board…. It was underdesigned and would eventually overheat destructively as the insulating and heat conducting grease deteriorated..
I traded mine in for a 2014 Caddy ELR BEFORE the ultimate failure of this device, and yes – all of them WOULD FAIL eventually.
At the time a decade ago, Big Experts would complain that the Chevy VOLT HAD to fail since it was so much more complicated and had so many new designs in it that it couldn’t possibly work, whereas it has proven itself to be one of the most reliable cars over the past decade..
Now admittedly the VOLT had much dopey stuff in it also, but overall, it was a great car – although much too small for most…. – Of course, Mary Barra says people don’t want plug-in hybrids…. That’s a lie….
People just didn’t in large numbers want THAT PHEV since the size was too compromised.
Kevin: I don’t know what you are referring too? I was simply stating that the implied intent was seemingly to encourage a healthy domestic parts content on these chargers (not automobiles), but the way in which the language of the Act is actually written bases this percentage on cost. Basing it on cost percentage makes these contracts very ripe for manipulation (its very easy to artificially allocate partial costs to certain components) in order to gain acceptance under this regulation. To further answer your question, I’ve spent my whole life “working under the hood” of all types of vehicles & machinery. AS AN ENGINEER, I’m also very aware that just because something has greater/fewer “moving parts”, it doesn’t necessarily affect simplicity or reliability. Perhaps you should take some time to explore all of the electronic controllers and circuits used in every vehicle, especially electric vehicles. Each one contains circuit boards and ICE chips containing THOUSANDS of individual parts and components, all prone to failures under varying conditions. Perhaps if you actually took the time to pop open the hood of an EV, you’d actually see that they too utilize fluids, greases and lubricants for many of the systems on the vehicle. I’m not sure why I’m even taking time out of my day to to respond to someone who so ignorantly states “EV’s only use 20 parts, Tesla has 2working parts”… I’m not even sure you even understand what “parts” are?
#1 you’re so used to filling up on the corner as an errand, you can now “recharge” @ home isn’t that nice. #2 plenty of solar farms not ending anytime soon. I promise the sun will rise you now get to recharge at the bank, grocery store, church wherever there’s a plug. #3 California has blackouts because it’s 50% desert that’s why people like to live there because it hardly rains. the electrical companies haven’t improved old wiring which causes fires. (Even though they charge more every year) I don’t know why we don’t trench grids against weather and that goes for every state. No reason for 25 foot wood poles carrying live wires.
In the Midwest it is typical to only get 10% of sun in February. Many times the sun doesn’t shine for a solid week or the panels are covered with snow/ice, not much solar power going on here in the winter. Ever heard of the dog days of summer? That happens here in July-September, it’s hot and humid and still (no wind).
Have you heard of a small thing called Battery Storage?
You would need bigger than a tiny battery to ride thru 2 solid months of solar panel snow covering as happens here in the north east.
But, the Pie in the Sky types ignore all details like that. People who have looked at Germany’s zero emission plan have stated they would need 5,000 times the amount of batteries than even the huge numbers they are planning to accomplish their goals which provide no benefit..
As it is, most American Coal goes to Germany to save their bacon from stupid ideas
Then you are familiar that Massachusetts is the 5th largest state utilizing solar energy. Does it snow/rain enough in Boston for you?
I profitably have 38 solar panels on my home providing on a yearly basis about 96% of my electric usage. I use the power company as a virtual battery in that I get essentially free electricity during the two winter months I have zero solar production.
Credits accrued during overproduction in the summer and fall provide the free electricity.
I’m not taking unfair advantage of other electric subscribers since my huge production during the hot summer provides electricity to the company when it is most dear.
Nobody has said anything about these catching fire And when they do catch fire, they’re pretty much totaled because they are hard to extinguish and there goes your insurance rates don’t park one in your garage
And your house if you parked it in your garage TO CHARGE every night!
What frustrates me is my tax dollar going to people buy these EV’s. Reminds me of the Cash for Clunkers program. I bet this Administration tries to pull a similar stunt to push EV’s.
Yeah! And there’s lots of other stuff our tax dollars go to that don’t do us any good! Like that road that goes by your house. Why should anyone who doesn’t live on it have to pay for it? I know it’s not doing me any good. And I’ve never driven over the bridge in St. Louis that takes I-70 over the Mississippi river. Neither did my dad. Why were his tax dollars used to build it, and why are my tax dollars paying for its upkeep? If it doesn’t directly affect me, I shouldn’t have to pay for it, right?
Steve Biden is the clunker
no steve on the group chat said the program cash for clunkers. i called joe biden a clunker
@Steve
If couple of Billion Dollars in a 10 year span has you upset then don’t look in what Big Oil gets.
Do you have any idea how much subsidies Oil Companies receive by any chance?
If you are curious, do yourself a little favor and Google it. Try to stay calm when you do though Lol
when I rate a comment, it goes to Zero????
Dont forget 10% for the big guy !
I hope you all realize General Motors home, Tesla, and Hyundai home all have solar panels to sell you
Billions of dollars and the charger pictured doesn’t have a roof over it? Maybe get a cover made of hemp that matches Mayor Pete’s propeller hat.
Hey biden stick you e.v.s. up your — i will buy hydrogen vehicles cheaper no charging fill up 5 mins.go much farther than those throw away cars read before you OPEN your pie hole. CLOSE THE BORDER. SGTTERRY
You’re going to drive hydrogen is your revenge plan instead of buying EV? Do you know how slow horsepower hydrogen is? And how far behind infrastructure it is? Do you only live in California? Not to say maybe one day but that’s a silly revenge plan. Last I check you can’t make hydrogen at home but you can produce your own electricity. Also hydrogen cars are even more money then EV
@ TERRY KOWALSKI
Do you live in California?
So do y’all EV haters hate Musk too?
F J B.
Boy have times changed. Decades ago it was the free market (capitalism) that dictated success or failure of a product. Fast forward to today. We have the government that decides what’s best for you and taxes you for that benefit.
The far-left lunatics will never stop until you’re living the life they want you to live.
The Government has never done a study, strategized, or built a roadmap on how to transition from fossil fuels to what they call clean energy. The current US electrical grid cannot support today’s current load. It will take at least 50 years to build out the infrastructure needed to support their goals of 0 emissions by 2050 which is not realistic. A recent study (not by the government) shows the mining of the materials needed to produce batteries and components for EVs are causing and will continue to cause more damage to the environment than fossil fuels. In addition, the costs and environmental harm to recycle or disposing of the batteries haven’t even been studied. It’s not about the environment it’s about power, greed, and money. If the government was truly concerned about the environment, first they need to stop China and India from being the highest polluters in the world. Second, they would bring back nuclear, look at hydrogen vehicles as an alternative to EVs, and allow the oil and natural gas continue to build new and environmentally friendly production facilities. If this administration continues to eliminate fossil fuels, shutting down pipelines and facilities, we as a nation will not be recognizable in ten years. By the time they realize eliminating fossil fuels was a mistake, it will be too late to transition back. God Bless a once Great America.
well said i agree 100%
50 years how did you come up with that estimate? Are you just guessing? Last I check I produce more solar energy and I sell back to my neighbors. If you were so concerned about the environment you would get Solar too. To your point on battery recycling we can reuse battery parts the same way we recycle current car parts. More importantly how often does your current ICE battery die? Like every 3 years? Do you know how long ev batteries live for? 8-11 years. So you’re currently using 3times the amount of batteries as an EV.