Just 1 EV Charger Built So Far From Biden’s $7.5 Billion Pledge to Rapidly Expand Charging Infrastructure

So far, just one electric vehicle (EV) charger has been built under a $7.5 billion program introduced by President Joe Biden's 2021 infrastructure bill that aims to dramatically expand the nation's EV charging infrastructure.

The White House said Monday that the nation's first EV charging station funded by the $7.5 billion program has been officially launched and is operating in Ohio, as the Biden administration aims to grow the nationwide network of public EV chargers to 1.2 million by 2030.

"Vermont, Pennsylvania, and Maine have broken ground on new stations, and additional activity is expected in several other states in the coming weeks," Heather Boushey, chief economist at the Investing in America Cabinet, wrote in a White House blog post.

This summer, President Biden announced the formation of the Investing in America Cabinet, which is focused on domestic investment and implementation of the infrastructure and green energy laws he signed during his first two years in office.

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