Tesla, along with other electric vehicle companies and environmental groups, asked the Biden government to invest in the charging infrastructure of electric buses, trucks and other medium and heavy vehicles These groups hope that the U.S. government will spend 10% of the funds for electric vehicle charging in the bipartisan infrastructure bill signed last November - including $7.5 billion - on infrastructure for medium and heavy vehicles. They expressed this idea in their letters to energy secretary Jennifer Granholm and Transportation Secretary Pete buttigie this week.
The letter, signed by environmental law and policy center, moms clean air force and lightning emorators, wrote: "passenger cars are considered in the design and construction of most public EV charging infrastructure. The size and location of the space reflect the interest in serving the driving public rather than large commercial vehicles."
Most cars on the road are passenger cars. However, medium and heavy vehicles account for a large proportion of smog pollutants and greenhouse gas emissions caused by the transportation sector. Therefore, the electrification of such vehicles can eliminate more emissions, which will have a significant impact on air quality and reduce the climate impact. The letter pointed out that the United States needs a charging infrastructure to achieve this goal.
The Biden administration has made truck pollution a priority: the Department of transportation is funding electric buses for state and local governments, and the environmental protection agency has proposed a new rule requiring new trucks to reduce nitrogen oxide emissions by 90% by 2031.