{"id":856,"date":"2024-01-16T19:51:18","date_gmt":"2024-01-16T19:51:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.autobuyersmarket.com\/news\/?p=856"},"modified":"2025-05-05T10:25:10","modified_gmt":"2025-05-05T10:25:10","slug":"federal-public-electric-vehicle-charging-network-to-expand-to-500000-by-2030","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.autobuyersmarket.com\/news\/2024\/01\/16\/federal-public-electric-vehicle-charging-network-to-expand-to-500000-by-2030\/","title":{"rendered":"Federal Public Electric Vehicle Charging Network to Expand to 500,000 by 2030"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Currently, according to the Department of Energy, there are approximately 140,000 EV charging ports in the country, with 90 percent of those being public. File photo: Magdalena Teterdynko, ShutterStock.com, licensed.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

WASHINGTON, D.C. – There have been a number of aspects working against the widespread adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) in the United States. One of those issues involves the concept of \u201crange anxiety,\u201d which is a driver’s fear that their EV has insufficient electric charge remaining to cover the road distance needed to reach either its intended destination or a battery charger, resulting in the vehicle exhausting its power and stranding its occupants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Recognizing this as a significant hurdle to EV adoption, the federal government has announced they plan to greatly boost funding to widening the scope of public electric vehicle networks in the country in order to increase the number of chargers available to 500,000 by the year 2030<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To that end, The Biden Administration has confirmed they will be making $623 million in grants available that will go towards building chargers in both communities around the country as well as on major interstate roadways, as well as other areas where EV drivers would benefit from their presence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Currently, according to the Department of Energy, there are approximately 140,000 EV charging ports in the country, with 90 percent of those being public.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The grants in question \u2013 which will come courtesy of a $2.5 billion Charging and Fueling Infrastructure Discretionary Grant Program<\/a> \u2013 will be responsible for funding 47 charging and alternative-fueling infrastructure projects in 22 states and Puerto Rico, according to the Biden Admin, in addition to building approximately 7,500 EV charging stations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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U.S. to Expand EV Charging Network, Aiming for 500K Public Chargers by 2030 https:\/\/t.co\/tnE3MFokom<\/a><\/p>— Car and Driver (@CARandDRIVER) January 11, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote>