The Obama Administration said on July 22 that it will invest up to $4.5 billion to build electric-car charging stations in a major push to create comprehensive charging infrastructure in the U.S. The Washington Post reports the details of this new loan guarantee program (CLICK HERE FOR THE ARTICLE).
The array of initiatives “serves the goal of providing consumers with more comfort that they will be able to move across regions and across the country in their electric vehicles,” said Brian Deese, a senior adviser to President Obama, on a call with reporters.
Of course, Park to Spark™ loves all EV charging initiatives. So, loan guarantees in the billions to create a national fast charging network are good, right? Our answer is “maybe”.
We wonder if the fascination with trying to make EVs long-trip-vehicles is misplaced. What if we provided billions in loan guarantees for appropriate workplace charging? Wouldn’t that investment lead to more widespread EV adoption? Maybe we should leave the long-trip driving to the plug-in-hybrid vehicles (PHEVs) that can sip gas on long trips-when needed.
We see this as a viable strategy for widespread adoption of EVs. Please contact us to discuss your EV charging (and driving) strategy.