"White House Allocates Over $600M to Expand Electric Vehicle Charging Network Nationwide"

The Biden administration is awarding $623 million in grants to states, local governments, and tribes to build an electric vehicle charging network, aiming to meet President Joe Biden’s goal of constructing a national network of 500,000 publicly available chargers by 2030. The grants will fund 47 EV charging stations and related projects in 22 states and Puerto Rico, with the goal of encouraging drivers to transition away from gasoline-powered vehicles. However, progress on the network has been slow, with only Ohio and New York having opened charging stations under the program. The announcement comes amid a debate in Congress over a Biden administration policy that temporarily waives some domestic content requirements for federally funded EV chargers, with supporters aiming to keep China out of the supply chain.