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The US Is Now Taking Applications to Run Public EV Chargers

Two grant programs will dole out $2.5 billion over the next five years to build EV chargers in publicly accessible places and along highways.

A Volkswagen e-Golf powers up at Shell Recharge Solutions in California on Jan. 29. 

A Volkswagen e-Golf powers up at Shell Recharge Solutions in California on Jan. 29. 

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The Biden administration on Tuesday outlined the next step in its plan to deploy 500,000 new EV charging stations over the next five years, as the Department of Transportation begins accepting applications for $2.5 billion in grants to run public charging sites in urban, rural and tribal communities nationwide. 

The Charging and Fueling Infrastructure (CFI) discretionary grant program, funded through the 2021 Bipartisan Infrastructure law, is part of $7.5 billion in federal money geared at building out a national network of public EV chargers. In February, the White House published a set of rules for recipients of charging grants, focused on ensuring that chargers are reliable, easy to use and well-maintained.