This could end up being a great move, but only if the money is spent wisely by the state departments of transportation and local governments eligible to apply for it.
“We know that people expect public EV chargers to work the first time, every time,” said Joint Office of Energy and Transportation Executive Director Gabe Klein. “That’s why we have a multi-pronged approach to create a seamless charging experience by building a capable workforce, tracking reliability metrics, and convening industry to ensure they can meet the performance standards for federally funded chargers set earlier this year.
As you can probably imagine, trying to take a caravan of EVs on a road trip isn’t easy when Electrify America often has multiple chargers down at most locations. So, they decided it would be a good idea to send somebody ahead of them in a gas-powered car to hold spots for them, so they could cut the line and charge together, and then get on their way. But, EV drivers weren’t having it, especially one family who was low on charge and needed to keep the air conditioning on for the baby in the car.
The timing of this program’s announcement, just days after all of this started coming out in the press, could be purely coincidental, but we do know that first-hand experience with not only struggling with EV charging infrastructure, but getting the cops called on you and then having that used against you in the press and in congress could be a powerful motivator.
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