The Associated Press (Shanghai editor Liu Rui) reported that on Thursday, the Biden government announced a plan to allocate nearly $5 billion in five years to build thousands of electric vehicle charging stations.

Last November, Congress approved government funding to states as part of the $1 trillion infrastructure bill.

The US government will allocate 615 million US dollars in 2022, but the states must first submit the fund use plan and obtain the approval of the federal government.

Pete Buttigeg, the US Secretary of Transportation, said: "We will not dictate to states what to do, but we do need to ensure that basic standards are met."

Butiger explained that the United States is facing different challenges in the electric vehicle network in rural and urban areas, so the specific fund use plans in different areas "must be customized, which is why we let the states propose plans to us instead of reversing them."

Biden hopes that by 2030, 50% of all new cars sold will be electric or plug-in hybrid vehicles, and 500000 electric vehicle charging stations will be added. However, he is not in favor of phasing out new gasoline powered vehicle sales by 2030.

The Biden administration said in Thursday's guidance that states should give priority to investment along interstate highways. It also proposed the following rules:

States should provide funds to build DC fast charging piles; The charging pile shall have at least four ports, which can charge four electric vehicles at the same time.

States should install every 50 miles along interstate highways New energy vehicle charging pile And its location should be within 1 mile of the highway.

Federal funds will cover 80% of the charging cost of electric vehicles, and the rest will be covered by private or state funds.

The White House had previously approved a bill aimed at increasing the current $7500 electric vehicle tax credit to $12500 and the used electric vehicle tax credit to $4000.

The bill also includes providing 30% credit for commercial electric vehicles, providing 3.5 billion dollars for the transformation of American factories for the production of electric vehicles, and providing postal services and federal government purchases for the United States Electric vehicle charging pile Provide $9 billion.

Jennifer Granholm, the US Energy Secretary, said that the US government hopes to "attract more charging pile companies from now on".

When asked about some lawmakers' concerns about high oil prices, Granholm said: "In the medium term, switching to electric vehicles will keep us away from the volatility of fossil fuels... We will not be hijacked by solar energy." New energy vehicle maintenance