Slow Progress on U.S. EV Charger Infrastructure Despite $7.5B Congressional Allocation

Two Years On, Not a Single Charger Installed; Opposition from Republicans Threatens Funding

Two years after Congress allocated $7.5 billion to build electric vehicle (EV) chargers across the U.S., not a single charger has been installed.
Fewer than half of states have even started to take bids from contractors to build the chargers.
Consumer demand for EVs is rising in the U.S., necessitating six times as many chargers on its roads by the end of the decade.
Republican opponents are now trying to shut down the administration’s efforts to build a charging network by choking off its funding.
The Biden administration expects the U.S. to hit Biden’s 500,000 charger target four years early, in 2026.