Building the Nation’s EV Charging Infrastructure
1 Dec 2022
News
The passage of the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) bolstered an unprecedented opportunity for states and cities to invest in sustainable infrastructure that was introduced in the 2021 $2 trillion bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). Both acts, along with a new crop of related programs, include provisions to expand the nation’s electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure — a complex challenge that will require private-sector expertise and investment potentially through public-private partnerships (P3s), to keep pace with growing EV demand.
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