On Thursday, the Biden Administration published a series of new rules guiding federal funding of EV charging infrastructure. The rules propose that charging stations should be positioned along interstates every 50 miles, be able to recharge cars quickly, and not be more than a mile from a major highway.
The announcement is part of a larger effort by the Administration to build 500,000 charging stations across the country and have half of all new vehicles sold in the US be electric by 2030. Officials from the Administration have touted EVs as a solution to climbing gas prices, a tool to combat climate change, and a way to reduce foreign energy dependence.
“EV drivers should be able to count on finding a place to recharge easily wherever they go,” Transportation Secretary Buttigieg said on Wednesday. He argued that this notice of proposed rule-making would send a "market signal" to companies about the importance of building charging stations that can accommodate all types of EVs and ZEVs.
“If we’re going to build out infrastructure like we haven’t done since the Eisenhower era, we have to do it right,” Energy Secretary Granholm said. She added that sales of EVs doubled last year and are on pace to double again in 2022.