Federal EV charging stations are key to Biden's climate agenda, yet only 4 states have them
Seven in 10 said they would not buy an EV because it takes too long to charge and the battery technology isn’t ready. The role of federal EV charging stations is crucial to Biden's climate agenda, as only four states currently have them. However, seven in 10 respondents said they would not buy an EV due to its long charging time and battery technology issues. The Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory estimated that the U.S. will need 1.2 million public chargers by 2030, a significant increase from the 175,00 public charging ports available. The new public charging station opened in London, Ohio, in December with four chargers, can power an EV in about half an hour while drivers buy food and drinks and use amenities. However some experts believe that 500,000 public charger won't be enough to meet Biden's ambitious climate goals. Driving range anxiety and cost are still an issue, along with cost, according to a survey from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research and the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago.
게시됨 : 4주 전 ~에 의해 Author: Associated Press ~에 Politics Environment Auto
Seven in 10 said they would not buy an EV because it takes too long to charge and the battery technology isn’t ready.
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About 175 miles (282 kilometers) into his journey, he stopped at a new public charging station at the Pilot Travel Center along Interstate 70 outside Columbus, Ohio. The station, which opened in London, Ohio, in December with four chargers, can power an EV in about half an hour while drivers buy food and drinks and use amenities.
“The first two years were about getting the rules right, getting the plans in place,” Bhatt said. “And now what you’re going to see is this year being about the chargers coming online."
But even some of the government’s own experts say 500,000 public chargers won’t be enough to meet Biden’s ambitious climate goals. The Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory estimated last year that the U.S. will need 1.2 million public chargers by 2030, a huge jump from the 175,00 public charging ports now available, as measured by the Alternative Fuels Data Center, a division of the Energy Department.
Driving range anxiety is still an impediment, along with cost. About 80% of respondents cited concerns about a lack of charging stations as a reason not to buy an electric vehicle, according to a 2023 survey from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research and the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago.
In some parts of the country — especially rural areas far from major cities — “there are definitely corridors where you have worries about range anxiety,'' Bhatt said. "It is going to take longer to get to them, just like it took longer to get cellphone coverage in those places.''
“I actually don’t think these are moving very slow. I think they’re going really quickly given that they’re tiny construction projects that we’re deploying at a pretty significant scale," said Preeti Choudhary, DriveOhio's executive director. “Getting them in the ground quickly is important because we do have this growing contingency of EV drivers out there and they need to be supported when they're driving across our state or across the country."
“Having the 20 minutes to 30 minutes to kind of rest your feet, get lunch isn’t that bad if you’re not in a rush,'' he said. "If you have the luxury of time, it’s worth it.”
주제: Climate Change, ESG