White House announces progress for national network of EV chargers

The Biden-Harris Administration on Wednesday announced its latest set of actions aimed at creating a convenient, reliable and Made-in-America electric vehicle charging network so that the great American road trip can be electrified. These steps will help the United States meet President Biden’s goals to confront the climate crisis, by building a national network of 500,000 electric vehicle chargers along America’s highways and in our communities and have EVs make up at least 50% of new car sales by 2030, all while advancing an industrial strategy to continue to build-out the domestic EV and EV charging industry, The White House said in a statement. Companies including Tesla (TSLA), General Motors (GM), EVgo (EVGO), Pilot, Hertz (HTZ) and bp (BP), among others, are announcing new commitments to expand their networks by thousands of public charging ports in the next two years, using private funds to complement federal dollars and putting the nation’s EV charging goals even closer within reach. Tesla, for the first time, will open a portion of its U.S. Supercharger and Destination Charger network to non-Tesla EVs, making at least 7,500 chargers available for all EVs by the end of 2024. Hertz and bp are announcing their intention to build out a national network of EV fast charging infrastructure to accelerate the adoption of electric vehicles. Pilot Company, General Motors, and EVgo have partnered to build a coast-to-coast network of 2,000 high power 350 kW fast chargers at Pilot and Flying J travel centers along American highways. TravelCenters of America (TA) and Electrify America announced that they will offer electric vehicle charging at select Travel Centers of America and Petro locations, with a goal of installing approximately 1,000 EV chargers at 200 locations along major highways over the next five years. General Motors, in partnership with FLO, has announced a collaborative effort with dealers to install up to 40,000 public Level 2 EV chargers in local communities by 2026 through GM’s Dealer Community Charging Program. Ford (F) has committed to installing at least one public-facing DC Fast charger with two ports at 1,920 Ford dealerships by January 2024. Reference Link