Where grid resiliency woes could 'hold back' EV infrastructure rollout

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The Biden administration pushes forward for an EV charging infrastructure roll-out and car buyers are unsure if they would even purchase an electric vehicle....

The Biden administration pushes forward for an EV charging infrastructure roll-out and car buyers are unsure if they would even purchase an electric vehicle. But the bigger question is left unanswered — Can the U.S. electric grid even handle supporting a large-scale EV infrastructure?

Christine Tezak, ClearView Energy Partners, LLC Managing Director of Research, joins Yahoo Finance Live to discuss the areas where lawmakers can control utility prices to offset transition costs for a sustainable EV grid. The distribution utilities are going to have to probably harden the connections out to those stations and upgrade the lines going into them," Tezak explains."That is something that state regulators get involved in."If you're in the market for a luxury car, there are certain brands that are more well-known and established than others. If you're new to the market, you may be unsure of which luxury vehicle to start...

'The American public is not ready': Ex-honcho at GM, Ford and Chrysler says hitting Biden's electric vehicle sales goal by 2030 'is just not going to happen' — here's why he's so skepticalThe future of electric vehicles looms over negotiations in the US autoworkers strike WAYNE, Mich. — On the picket lines at a Ford factory west of Detroit, many striking workers don't think the electric vehicle revolution is coming for their jobs — at least not in the near future. But just in case, they're backing United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain's quest to unionize EV battery factories at Ford and Jeep maker Stellantis, matching a breakthrough concession made by General Motors last week.

 

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