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National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure program is a roaring success
Posted on 3/30/24 at 12:10 pm
Posted on 3/30/24 at 12:10 pm
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More than two years after President Joe Biden pledged to build 500,000 electric vehicle charging stations throughout the United States only seven are operational across four states.
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The Washington Post reported Friday on the sluggish pace the allocated $7.5 billion in infrastructure funds have been put to use.
The bulk of the funds, $5 billion, are to go toward building fast chargers along major interstates - what's being called the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure or NEVI program.
To satisfy the federal program's requirements, chargers must be built at least every 50 miles over major highway routes and be operational 97 percent of the time.
They also must take credit card payments and certain components must be made domestically.
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Additionally, states must submit proposals to the Biden administration for approval, solicit bids for construction and then can award the funds.
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So after the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law was passed in November 2021, only seven charging stations are operational.
They are in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Hawaii and New York and offer 38 spots for cars to charge.
Twelve additional states have been awarded contracts for construction to begin, while another 17 states haven't even submitted proposals.
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'I think a lot of people who are watching this are getting concerned about the timeline,' Alexander Laska, deputy director for transportation and innovation at the center-left think tank Third Way told The Post.
Nick Nigro, founder of Atlas Public Policy, told the newspape that some of the delays are to be expected.
'State transportation agencies are the recipients of the money,' he told The Post. 'Nearly all of them had no experience deploying electric vehicle charging stations before the law was enacted.'
'I expect it to go much faster in 2024,' Nigro added.
If Republicans take back full control of Congress and also the White House - some of these programs could see a backslide.
Biden's challenger, former President Donald Trump, has been openly antagonistic toward the Democrat's green agenda.
In mid-February at a campaign stop in the battleground state of Michigan, Trump said that Biden 'ordered a hit job on Michigan manufacturing' with mandates to move the American car industry away from gas guzzlers toward EVs.
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Posted on 3/30/24 at 12:14 pm to bad93ex
Even if this does happen, pretty good odds that these fast chargers will be absolute crap.
Hopefully this program is one of the first to get nixed when Biden is shown the door.
Hopefully this program is one of the first to get nixed when Biden is shown the door.
Posted on 3/30/24 at 12:19 pm to bad93ex
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Nick Nigro
:|
Posted on 3/30/24 at 12:20 pm to bad93ex
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To satisfy the federal program's requirements, chargers must be built at least every 50 miles over major highway routes
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They are in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Hawaii and New York and offer 38 spots for cars to charge.
Well, that's helpful.
Posted on 3/30/24 at 12:21 pm to bad93ex
Of the 7.5 billion (much like Ukrainian aid) the majority of it won't leave the Beltway.
Posted on 3/30/24 at 12:21 pm to bad93ex
Cash for clunker-charger ports
Posted on 3/30/24 at 12:29 pm to bad93ex
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only seven charging stations are operational.
...then there was that chinese fire drill in the middle of that raging snow storm. You know the one with all the EV's stalled and gathered around those inoperable EV recharging stations. Apparently someone forgot to tell those EV owners charging your electric car in extreme low temps doesn't work very well, or even at all.
People couldn't charge their Tesla's so they just threw up their hands and walked away........in the middle of a 'whiteout' raging snow storm.
.....but but but Donald Trump is a meany.
This post was edited on 3/30/24 at 7:34 pm
Posted on 3/30/24 at 1:17 pm to bad93ex
frick a EV. The only reason they push this shite is because of lobbyists in DC and kickbacks for everyone involved with this scheme.
Posted on 3/30/24 at 1:34 pm to bad93ex
Electric vehicles chastised using electricity made from natural gas and coal plants. And stored in batteries made with environmental toxins made from strip mines in 3rd world countries.
Posted on 3/30/24 at 2:31 pm to bad93ex
Biden is a failure
Imagine voting for that scumbag
Imagine voting for that scumbag
Posted on 3/30/24 at 2:36 pm to bad93ex
Are chargers universal or are they like phone chargers?
Posted on 3/30/24 at 2:53 pm to bad93ex
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Nick Nigro, founder of Atlas Public Policy, told the newspape that some of the delays are to be expected.
Posted on 3/30/24 at 2:53 pm to bad93ex
I think people will have to understand a fully electric vehicle is for short trip driving only and needs to be charged at home.
Long live the internal combustion engine
Long live the internal combustion engine
Posted on 3/30/24 at 2:56 pm to bad93ex
Because that money goes to pad peoples pockets, not actually do any work.
If subsidies end, this industry is fricked.
If subsidies end, this industry is fricked.
This post was edited on 3/30/24 at 2:57 pm
Posted on 3/30/24 at 4:13 pm to bad93ex
What a fricking joke.
Posted on 3/30/24 at 5:43 pm to bad93ex
"Never underestimate Biden's ability to frick things up." Obama
The bill was also loaded up with policies designed to give emphasis to "under-served communities." Not exactly hot beds of people who want an expensive EV.
The bill was also loaded up with policies designed to give emphasis to "under-served communities." Not exactly hot beds of people who want an expensive EV.
Posted on 3/30/24 at 5:47 pm to bad93ex
After renting an EV on a trip last year, I am glad that I decided that on my trip this year I can save an hour each recharging cycle by renting a gas vehicle. Five minutes at the gas pump and the gas car is full of this liquid called gasoline that is full of energy when mixed with air in an engine.
Posted on 3/30/24 at 5:49 pm to bad93ex
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Additionally, states must submit proposals to the Biden administration for approval, solicit bids for construction and then can award the funds.
got to make sure the right pockets are greased.
Posted on 3/30/24 at 5:56 pm to bad93ex
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certain components must be made domestically.
I was going to say this part is good at least but we all know that Democrats own shares in whatever company will make the components and they will be paid significantly over market value for the shite tier product.
Posted on 3/30/24 at 6:09 pm to bad93ex
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More than two years after President Joe Biden pledged to build 500,000 electric vehicle charging stations throughout the United States only seven are operational across four states.
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$7.5 billion in infrastructure funds
So where is the money? Has it been spent? Who got it?
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