"The Ohio charging station signals the start of a wave of new projects paid for by the 2021 law."
"LONDON, Ohio—On the western outskirts of Columbus, Ohio, two doors down from a Waffle House, is a truck stop that, as of last Friday, has the first electric vehicle charging station in the country to be financed in part by the 2021 federal infrastructure law.
The Pilot Travel Center at I-70 and U.S. 42 has four charging ports. They are part of a partnership between General Motors and Pilot that the companies say will lead to chargers being installed at 500 Pilot and Flying J locations.
At about 10:30 a.m. on a Tuesday, nobody was using the chargers.
The larger significance of this installation is that the federal government is showing progress in turning $5 billion worth of charger funding into completed projects. The expansion of the charging network is an essential part of supporting a shift away from gasoline and reducing emissions from the transportation sector."
Dan Gearino reports for Inside Climate News December 13, 2023.
SEE ALSO:
"Will Universally Compatible EV Chargers Ever Be A Reality In The US?" (Canary Media)
"What’s Behind The Epidemic Of Unreliable EV Chargers?" (Canary Media)
"This Company Was Ordered To Spend $2 Billion On EV Chargers. Many Don’t Work." (Washington Post)
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