US government will invest 5 billion USD to support construction of electric vehicle charging piles

According to the latest report, the US government is preparing to invest 5 billion US dollars to support the construction of electric vehicle charging piles, on Thursday, the US Department of Transportation submitted a proposal to set minimum standards and requirements for charging projects.

According to the requirements of the bill, the government-funded electric vehicle charging stations must use DC Fast Chargers chargers, at least 4 charging ports, which can charge 4 vehicles at the same time, and each charging port must reach or exceed 150kW. Also, charging stations cannot be used only by members.

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The U.S. government’s efforts to persuade Congress to provide more funds to facilitate the transition to electric vehicles have been thwarted, but despite this, building a fast and reliable electric vehicle charging network across the United States is still extremely important to the transition.

By 2030, the U.S. government hopes that 50% of new cars sold in the United States will be electric or plug-in hybrid vehicles, and hopes to add 500,000 charging stations across the United States, but the U.S. government does not support stopping the sale of fuel vehicles before 2030.

DOT believes that charging standards should ensure that government-sponsored charging networks are user-friendly, reliable, accessible to all Americans, interoperable between different charging companies, and have similar payment systems, pricing information, and charging speed.

In addition, the regulations require all parties to ensure that charging stations across the United States are connected and operated on the same software platform, and states must use federally funded charging ports for at least five years. To ensure that electric vehicle chargers work 97% of the time, a set of data standards must be developed so that third-party apps can provide real-time charging status information.

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