US Department of Energy to Invest 521 Million Dollars in Building Electric Vehicle Charging Network

TapTechNews August 27th news, the US Department of Energy just announced that it will increase investment in the new energy field and plans to allocate 521 million US dollars (TapTechNews note: currently about 3.711 billion Chinese yuan) to continue building the national electric vehicle charging network.

This plan covers 29 states, 8 federally recognized tribes and the District of Columbia, and will build more than 9200 electric vehicle charging piles.

The US Department of Energy said that since Biden took office, the number of public electric vehicle charging facilities in the United States has doubled, and now there are more than 192,000 public charging piles, with an average of about 1,000 new ones added every week.

US Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg said, The government has taken measures to ensure that the United States can continue to lead the electric vehicle revolution. The historic infrastructure package includes providing resources to support the electric vehicle charging network nationwide so that all drivers can charge in a convenient, reliable and convenient way. The incentives we announce today will go further on this important foundation to help ensure cost savings, health and climate benefits and job opportunities in the electric vehicle future for people across the country.