Just a few years ago, observers questioned whether consumers would even consider purchasing electric vehicles. Now, in a shifting global automotive landscape, a new report from research provider BloombergNEF (BNEF) has found that spending on both electrified transport and EV charging infrastructure is rocketing skywards.
There are plenty of attention grabbers in the US government’s massive EV charging and infrastructure programme, announced on February 15.
There are the dollars – US$7.5bn in EV charging, US$10bn in clean transportation, and over US$7bn in EV battery components, critical minerals, and materials.
There is the network – a goal of 500,000 EV chargers by 2030.
And there is access; the announcement included news that 7,500 Tesla stations will be open to all vehicles in 2024.
