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The Biden administration is proposing regulations for electric vehicle chargers, and by one count, gasoline reaches an average price of $5 per gallon.
Biden officials propose EV charging regulations
The Biden administration on Wednesday evening announced new standards for federally funded electric vehicle chargers as it seeks to expand electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure throughout the U.S.
The standards will be laid out formally in a proposed rule from the Federal Highway Administration, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg told reporters on a press call Wednesday.
The rule will require EV charging stations every 50 miles and no more than a mile off the highway, emphasizing the interstate highway system and alternative fuel corridors, according to Buttigieg.
âThe proposed rule requires at least four 150-kilowatt DC fast-charging ports per station so that the station can serve multiple customers, and it ensures safe installation and maintenance by qualified technicians, creating new jobs in this EV infrastructure sector,â Buttigieg said.
Buttigieg said the proposal will also bar any EV charging station receiving federal funds from requiring memberships in a club or loyalty program to use the chargers, which âensures that charging stations funded under these programs can serve a broad range of vehicles ⦠and it sends a market signal toward a standard charging port for stations to accommodate the widest possible set of vehicles and accommodate adapters for all vehicles.â
https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/overnights/3518274-energy-environment-biden-admin-proposes-regs-for-ev-charging-stations/
Biden officials propose EV charging regulations
The Biden administration on Wednesday evening announced new standards for federally funded electric vehicle chargers as it seeks to expand electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure throughout the U.S.
The standards will be laid out formally in a proposed rule from the Federal Highway Administration, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg told reporters on a press call Wednesday.
The rule will require EV charging stations every 50 miles and no more than a mile off the highway, emphasizing the interstate highway system and alternative fuel corridors, according to Buttigieg.
âThe proposed rule requires at least four 150-kilowatt DC fast-charging ports per station so that the station can serve multiple customers, and it ensures safe installation and maintenance by qualified technicians, creating new jobs in this EV infrastructure sector,â Buttigieg said.
Buttigieg said the proposal will also bar any EV charging station receiving federal funds from requiring memberships in a club or loyalty program to use the chargers, which âensures that charging stations funded under these programs can serve a broad range of vehicles ⦠and it sends a market signal toward a standard charging port for stations to accommodate the widest possible set of vehicles and accommodate adapters for all vehicles.â
https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/overnights/3518274-energy-environment-biden-admin-proposes-regs-for-ev-charging-stations/