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Despite Congress dishing out a whopping $7.5 billion to sprinkle electric vehicle (EV) chargers across the United States at the prodding of President Joe Biden, not a single charger has been built with the funds yet. Imagine that, not a single charger! It’s like getting all excited for a giant birthday cake, but then finding out there’s no cake at all – just crumbs.
Bidenomics: Zero Electric Vehicle Chargers Built So Far with $7.5 Billion Allocated by Congress
WHERE’S THE MONEY? https://t.co/zNBMwX5J00— Fred Johnson (@FredJoh26842729) December 6, 2023
This whole shebang started back in 2021 when Congress waved its magic wand and agreed to spend a boatload of cash to plop tens of thousands of electric vehicle chargers across the country. The aim? To soothe jumpy drivers and tackle climate change, or so they say. But wait for it – fast forward two years, and guess what? Not a single charger has been installed. Nada. Zilch.
The $7.5 billion cash stash for building EV chargers was part of Biden’s big, brag-worthy legislation, the one his team proudly waves as a major win for their 2021 scorecard. It even got a thumbs-up from some House and Senate Republicans, showing that bipartisanship wasn’t an extinct dodo after all.
The plan was to spruce up the nation’s roads into a green energy extravaganza, but Politico blew the lid off the whole affair, spilling the beans that the EV charging stations promised are still firmly in the realm of make-believe.
Apparently, there’s a real hunger for electric vehicles in the U.S., with folks clamoring for six times as many chargers on the roads by the end of the decade. But hold onto your hat, because not a single charger funded by the bipartisan infrastructure law has materialized yet, and it’s looking like they won’t be revving up until at least 2024. That’s like promising your kid an ice cream cone, but then telling them they can’t have it until next week. And that’s not even the end of it.
Here’s the kicker: President Biden has this swell idea that half the vehicles sold in the United States should be electric by the end of the decade. That’s a big part of his climate agenda. But what’s stopping this dream from turning into reality? You guessed it – the lack of charging stations. Americans keep yapping about how the shortage of charging spots is one of the major reasons they’re steering clear of electric cars. It’s like offering someone a free ticket to a cool concert, but it turns out there’s no music playing.
On a regular day in the U.S. of A., there are a measly 180,000 EV chargers. The infrastructure package promised to bump that number up to a whopping half a million by 2030. But hold onto your hat again – experts at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory are saying that half a million won’t even be close to the 1.2 million chargers needed by the start of the next decade. It’s like saying you’re going to bring one friend to a party, but then the whole neighborhood shows up. Chaos!
And here’s a nugget from Breitbart News: U.S. car dealers have called on Biden to scrap his EV mandates and carbon emission rules, which would basically shove all-electric cars down everyone’s throats. Why, you ask? Turns out, not too many folks are raring to hop on the electric car bandwagon.
According to a Consumer Reports survey, EVs are causing almost 80 percent more headaches than good ol’ gas-powered cars. Issues like unsupportive lithium-ion batteries, ill-fitting exterior and interior parts, and engine breakdowns are throwing a big fat wrench into the electric car machinery.
So, there you have it folks – that $7.5 billion that was supposed to be the magic wand for electric vehicle chargers? Looks like they’re still waiting for the sparkle and smoke.
