'It’s going to be a challenge' - Auto experts on Biden's plan for EV charging stations in 35 states

Record ID: 1688832

  • Title: 'It’s going to be a challenge' - Auto experts on Biden's plan for EV charging stations in 35 states
  • Date: 14th September 2022
  • Summary: DETROIT, MICHIGAN, UNITED STATES (SEPTEMBER 14, 2022) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF DETROIT AUTO SHOW (SOUNDBITE) (English) MARCO GOLLARZA, AUTOMOBILE EXPERT, SAYING: “Can you imagine trying to put all of the infrastructure together, in a country that’s so big, for electric vehicles? Not that we can’t do it, but it’s going to be a challenge.” VARIOUS OF DETROIT AUTO SHOW (SOUNDBITE) (English) ADOLPH MONGO, DETROIT NATIVE, SAYING: “He won’t be alive and I won’t be alive, because that’s when it becomes a reality. It’s going to be a while. Listen, everybody should have a dream and he got a dream. That’s his dream right now.” VARIOUS OF DETROIT AUTO SHOW (SOUNDBITE) (English) MARCO GOLLARZA, AUTOMOBILE EXPERT, SAYING: “Only 1/4 of households in the United States have a garage. Most of the people don’t have a garage. So, they’re going to have to charge their cars somewhere else. And when you arrive at those charging stations, they’re not necessarily going to be empty. There’s going to be somebody already charging there.” VARIOUS OF DETROIT AUTO SHOW (SOUNDBITE) (English) SCOTT GERMAN, DETROIT AREA NATIVE, SAYING: “Are we going to get there quick as far as having charging stations available across the country? Right now, it doesn’t look like it.” VARIOUS OF DETROIT AUTO SHOW (SOUNDBITE) (English) MARCO GOLLARZA, AUTOMOBILE EXPERT, SAYING: “If you think about it, you know, we’ve been 100 years with gasoline. And there’s still parts of our country, for example, I drove from Las Vegas to El Paso and there were about 50 miles where you couldn’t see a gas station.” VARIOUS OF DETROIT AUTO SHOW
  • Embargoed: 28th September 2022 22:05
  • Keywords: AUTO BIDEN CAR DETROIT ELECTRIC EV SHOW
  • Location: DETROIT, MICHIGAN, UNITED STATES
  • City: DETROIT, MICHIGAN, UNITED STATES
  • Country: USA
  • Topics: Arts/Culture/Entertainment,United States
  • Reuters ID: LVA001540714092022RP1
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: The Detroit Auto Show, the largest such event in North America, highlighted automakers' increasing shift to electric vehicles and billions of dollars in new investments in battery plants.
    U.S. President Joe Biden announced the approval of the first $900 million in U.S. funding to build EV charging stations in 35 states as part of a $1 trillion infrastructure law approved last November.
    The goal is to create a nationwide charging network.
    Still, some auto experts and everyday Americans are skeptical of the president's goal.
    “Can you imagine trying to put all of the infrastructure together, in a country that’s so big," said Marco Gollarza, automobile enthusiast and host of "All About Cars" on YouTube. "Not that we can’t do it, but it’s going to be a challenge.”
    “He (Biden) won’t be alive and I won’t be alive, because that’s when it becomes a reality," said Detroit native Adolph Mongo. "It’s going to be a while. Listen, everybody should have a dream and he got a dream. That’s his dream right now.”
    In August 2021, Biden set a goal that EVs or plug-in hybrid vehicles represent 50% of all U.S. new vehicle sales by 2030.
    (Produced by: Eric Cox)
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