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Mapping Fast EV Ports Across Rural America Reveals 'Emerging Charging Divide'
UNITED STATES, JUL 25 – Fewer than 400 charging ports built from a $7.5 billion program hinder rural EV infrastructure amid funding suspensions and low utilization rates, officials say.
- A federal watchdog found the Department of Transportation lacks authority to suspend NEVI, yet only 57 stations have opened across 15 states since Congress authorized $5 billion.
- Following the program pause, lawsuits by Earthjustice, the Sierra Club and Plug in America over withheld funds prompted ongoing legal disputes.
- Mapping the charging gap, `there are some things that literally require government help, or otherwise it’s never going to happen,` McDonald said, adding federal programs offer competitive funding for rural chargers.
- In Ohio, 19 NEVI-funded charging stations are in Ohio, Bill Ferro said, and holiday traffic in late 2024 spiked rural charger use.
- Projections show that despite political and trade headwinds, the U.S. has around 60,000 fast charging ports with 3,600 added as of early June, indicating continued growth.
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Mapping fast EV ports across rural America reveals 'emerging charging divide'
The Daily Yonder reports that rural areas lag in EV charging ports compared to urban areas, highlighting an emerging charging divide amid funding challenges.
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Fewer Than 400 EV Charging Ports Built Despite $7.5 Billion Biden Funding: Watchdog
Less than 400 additional electric vehicle (EV) public charging ports have been installed in the United States following billions of dollars of allocated funding under the Biden administration for building charging infrastructure, said a July 22 report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO). The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) of 2021, signed into law by then-President Joe Biden, appropriated $7.5 billion in funding for two…
·New York, United States
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