US Lawmakers Sponsor New Bill To Put EV Chargers Across The Country – By Tarun Mazumdar (IB Times) / Feb 9 2020
KEY POINTS
- Representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Andy Levin propose EV Freedom Act
- The bill proposes a wide network of EV chargers for people
- The bill mentions a five-year timeline to complete the process
It can be a daunting task to spot charging stations on the highway if you own an electric vehicle. At the moment, apart from Tesla’s network of charging points, there are stations set up by ChargePoint and Electrify America. However, the network of electric vehicle chargers is relatively small.
Two Congress members have proposed new legislation that would see the U.S. government work towards spreading the electric charging network in the next five years.
The representatives Andy Levin from Michigan and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez from New York call this the EV Freedom Act. This bill has the backing of numerous environmental organizations and the United Auto Workers Union, Cnet reported.
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