'Pathetic': Only 7 EV charging sites deployed so far under $5B federal program

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Just seven electric-vehicle (EV) 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.

Shailen Bhatt, administrator of the Federal Highway Administration, testifies before the Senate on Wednesday. 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.

"That is pathetic. We're now three years into this. ... That is a vast administrative failure," said Senator Jeff Merkley."Something is terribly wrong and it needs to be fixed." Senate EPW committee chair Tom Carper said he was considering holding a hearing on slow EV-charging deployments."We want to make sure that the federal money that we have allocated is being used for the right purposes," Carper said.

 

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