Policy - 29/April/2022

US nationwide EV charging network plan leaves unanswered questions

President Joe Biden’s plan to increase the level of electric vehicles (EVs) in car-mad United States is laudable, but has underestimated several of the perceived barriers to uptake, undermining its aim already

Federal funding over the next five years should see significant expansion of EV charging points along US highways
 

HEED THE CALL Car makers from across the world are preparing for the growth in EV sales in the US with a host of new models entering the market

USER EXPERIENCE Complicated and unequal charging processes are putting prospective buyers off

KEY QUOTE Customers often aren’t getting the experience they should and is crucial to making e-mobility attractive ...

 

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