Building Out Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure

This EESI briefing overview highlights the necessity of electric vehicles for decarbonizing the U.S. transportation sector, which produces 29% of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions. It identifies insufficient charging infrastructure as a primary barrier to adoption and notes that $7.5 billion from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, along with the Rural Energy Savings Program, can support the deployment of equitable charging networks.

• The U.S. transportation sector is the largest contributor to greenhouse gas emissions in the United States, representing 29 percent of the total, making electric vehicles essential for decarbonization.
• Widespread adoption of electric vehicles is currently limited by a lack of sufficient charging infrastructure, though funding from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act ($7.5 billion) and the Rural Energy Savings Program provides opportunities for equitable deployment.

APA

Shiva, A. (2022). Building Out Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure. Environmental and Energy Study Institute. https://www.eesi.org/briefings/view/060222tech

Chicago

Shiva, Abi. Building Out Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure. Environmental and Energy Study Institute, 2022. https://www.eesi.org/briefings/view/060222tech.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{shiva2022building, author = {Shiva, Abi}, title = {{Building Out Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure}}, institution = {Environmental and Energy Study Institute}, year = {2022}, month = jun, url = {https://www.eesi.org/briefings/view/060222tech}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }