WASHINGTON - Just seven electric-vehicle charging stations have begun operating with funding from a $5-billion U.S. government program created in 2021, marking "pathetic" progress, a Democratic senator said on Wednesday.
He also criticized the fact that EV-charging stations cannot be deployed at rest stops under existing federal highway rules. Republican lawmakers in February raised concerns with implementation of the EV program and said "little progress has been made." As of December, the United States had 183,000 public charging ports and since the start of the Biden administration, the number of publicly available fast-charging ports has increased by 90%, Bhatt said, adding he is confident the United States will hit the 500,000 charging port goal.Donald Trump's 'Nonsensical' Jab At Rising Sea Levels Is Hit By Wave Of MockeryTrump Floats Jailing Political Enemies, Attacks E.