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"Billions of dollars will head to states to deploy electric vehicle charging — and transportation groups want more than just cars to benefit.
E-bikes, scooters, and electric wheelchairs should be able to use EV chargers funded by the infrastructure law, transportation groups told the Biden administration. The Federal Highway Administration proposed regulations to set minimum standards for electric vehicle charging money in the law, and as the deadline closes Monday for comments on the proposal, groups are making a push for micromobility to be part of the conversation.
“Equity requires accommodating the vehicles used by those that might not have access to personal automobiles,” representatives of advocacy group Transportation for America told the agency.
More than 200 comments have been submitted to the department about the rulemaking as of Monday afternoon. The feedback around bikes and scooters increases pressure on the administration to focus on the electrification of the transportation sector beyond traditional cars.
The Transportation Department is reviewing state plans to access the $5 billion pot of EV charging money with the goal of approving them by Sept. 30. There were nearly 113,000 public EV charge point connectors in the US last year, according to data from BloombergNEF, but the system is plagued by faulty stations.
PeopleForBikes, the League of American Bicyclists, and the North American Bikeshare & Scootershare Association also want secure storage and charging for both personally owned and shared micromobility — which they say can be built from the electrification that supports EV chargers."
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Note: I mostly charge at home with my own solar power but it would be nice if there were some charging stations I could use for longer riding adventures. If our tax money is used for these EV chargers then we should definitely be allowed to use them.
Your thoughts?
E-bikes, scooters, and electric wheelchairs should be able to use EV chargers funded by the infrastructure law, transportation groups told the Biden administration. The Federal Highway Administration proposed regulations to set minimum standards for electric vehicle charging money in the law, and as the deadline closes Monday for comments on the proposal, groups are making a push for micromobility to be part of the conversation.
“Equity requires accommodating the vehicles used by those that might not have access to personal automobiles,” representatives of advocacy group Transportation for America told the agency.
More than 200 comments have been submitted to the department about the rulemaking as of Monday afternoon. The feedback around bikes and scooters increases pressure on the administration to focus on the electrification of the transportation sector beyond traditional cars.
The Transportation Department is reviewing state plans to access the $5 billion pot of EV charging money with the goal of approving them by Sept. 30. There were nearly 113,000 public EV charge point connectors in the US last year, according to data from BloombergNEF, but the system is plagued by faulty stations.
PeopleForBikes, the League of American Bicyclists, and the North American Bikeshare & Scootershare Association also want secure storage and charging for both personally owned and shared micromobility — which they say can be built from the electrification that supports EV chargers."
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Note: I mostly charge at home with my own solar power but it would be nice if there were some charging stations I could use for longer riding adventures. If our tax money is used for these EV chargers then we should definitely be allowed to use them.
Your thoughts?
