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Comments on the charging infrastructure part of the proposal are welcome, but let’s not turn this into a huge political debate on the overall plan.
Investing in electric vehicles ranks as one of Biden’s top climate-spending priorities, with $174 billion designated for that market alone. White House officials predicted the federal incentives, paired with spending by state and local governments and private companies, would establish a national network of 500,000 charging stations by 2030, while spurring a domestic supply chain that will support union jobs and American-built cars and trucks.
Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.), who has been working to bring the different parties together on a compromise to cut carbon emissions from cars and trucks, said in an interview this week that funding charging stations and better transmission lines will be key. “People aren’t going to buy electric vehicles until we have the charging infrastructure and the electricity grid to support it,” she said.
Investing in electric vehicles ranks as one of Biden’s top climate-spending priorities, with $174 billion designated for that market alone. White House officials predicted the federal incentives, paired with spending by state and local governments and private companies, would establish a national network of 500,000 charging stations by 2030, while spurring a domestic supply chain that will support union jobs and American-built cars and trucks.
Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.), who has been working to bring the different parties together on a compromise to cut carbon emissions from cars and trucks, said in an interview this week that funding charging stations and better transmission lines will be key. “People aren’t going to buy electric vehicles until we have the charging infrastructure and the electricity grid to support it,” she said.