EV Infrastructure?
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Major US utilities plan nationwide charging network, anticipating 22M EVs by 2030
While initially, this appears to be a worthwhile and needed infrastructure project, there are plenty of unanswered questions. Currently, the plan addresses less than 10% of the known driving licensed public. The article doesn’t define what major US highway corridors are in their plan. There is no mention of how many of the fast-charging stations will be at what locations. Will drivers get a discount if they are already a customer of the utilities electrical services at their home or apartment or business? Will they be able to simply input their utility account number and have the charging added to their current utility bill?
More than 50 utilities, primarily investor-owned power companies, have banded together to install electric vehicle (EV) fast-charging infrastructure along major U.S. highway corridors by the end of 2023, the National Electric Highway Coalition (NEHC) announced Tuesday.
And just what is the detailed plan for the installation of this infrastructure in the next two years? Have current EV owners been asked about their current driving habits? How about their anticipated future driving habits?
The article while full of good intentions leaves entirely too many unanswered questions.