Can US cities embrace the electric vehicle revolution?

With the environment a key policy issue for the Biden Administration, a sizeable investment in green technology was widely anticipated in transport circles.

In March, the President outlined plans for a US$174 billion investment in electric vehicles (EVs) which would establish grant and incentive programmes for state and local governments and the private sector to build a national network of 500,000 EV chargers by 2030.

The ambition was grand, but reality soon kicked in and following the bipartisan process, current projections are predicting a US$15 billion investment.

Despite the smaller figure, US cities will still receive an unprecedented boost in their efforts to electrify.

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