But they take around eight hours to fully recharge a car, which won’t be as feasible along a highway.
So those should be placed where people need to charge quickly and get back on the road.Ĭhargers that run on 240-volt electricity similar to what powers a clothes dryer are far cheaper, around $2,000. New chargers should be located based on models that predict where they will be needed, such as along travel corridors for people going long distances, as well as in areas where people spend lots of time, such as hotels, apartment building parking lots and even along public streets, says Jessika Trancik, a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology who studies EV charging.ĭirect current fast chargers, which can charge a car up to 80% of its battery capacity in 20 to 45 minutes, are quite expensive, costing $40,000 to $100,000. The International Council on Clean Transportation, a research group, for instance, says the United States would need 2.4 million electric vehicle charging stations by 2030 if about 36% of new car sales were electric. That’s less than the $15 billion originally cited by Biden to pay for the half a million charging stations he promised during the presidential campaign.Īnalysts say the money is a good start but isn’t enough to spur widespread electric vehicle adoption. The legislation, which awaits Biden’s signature, provides $7.5 billion in federal grants to build a national network of charging stations. These charging stations will be available.” - remarks Saturday. So, you’ll be able to go across the whole darn country, from East Coast to West Coast, just like you’d stop at a gas station now. BIDEN: “We’re going to build out the first-ever national network of charging stations all across the country - over 500,000 of them.
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