Tesla and other EV companies demand federal government to invest in heavy-duty truck charging infrastructure.
Joint demand
Tesla joins other EV companies and environmental groups in demanding that the Biden administration invest in charging infrastructure for electric buses, trucks and other medium- and heavy-duty vehicles.
The groups want the U.S. government to spend 10 percent of the funding for electric vehicle charging in the bipartisan infrastructure bill signed in November — including $7.5 billion — for infrastructure for medium- and heavy-duty vehicles, the idea was expressed in letters which they gave this week to the energy and transportation ministers.
The letter, signed by the Environmental Law and Policy Center, Moms Clean Air Force and Lightning eMortors, reads: “Most public EV charging infrastructure is designed and built with passenger vehicles in mind.
The size and location of space reflects the need for serving the interest of the driving public, not a large commercial vehicle.”
Most cars on the road are passenger cars. But medium- and heavy-duty vehicles account for a large proportion of smog pollutants and greenhouse gas emissions from the transportation sector.
Therefore, electrifying these types of vehicles can eliminate more emissions, which will have a major impact on air quality and reduce climate impact.
The letter states that the United States needs a EV charging infrastructure to make this happen.
The Biden administration has made truck pollution a priority: The Transportation Department is funding electric buses for state and local governments, and the Environmental Protection Agency has proposed a new rule to require new trucks to make 90% reduction in emissions oxidize nitrogen by 2031.
