US to propose standards for government-funded EV charging projects – Times of India

Washington – America transportation The U.S. Department of Defense (USDOT) is proposing minimum standards and requirements for electric vehicle (EV) charging projects funded under a $5 billion government program Thursday.
“Everyone should be able to count on fast charging, fair pricing and easy-to-use payments,” said the transport secretary Pete Buttigieg Told.
Fast, reliable. deploying a nationwide network of EV Charging Station be important for Biden The administration’s efforts to get more Americans to switch to electric vehicles, even as efforts in Congress to get enough additional funding for EVs, have stalled.
By 2030, Biden wants 50% of all new vehicles sold to be electric or plug-in hybrid electric models and 500,000 new EV charging stations. He does not support the phasing out of sales of new gasoline-powered vehicles by 2030.
The standards are intended to ensure that the government-funded EV charging network is “user-friendly, reliable, and accessible to all Americans, and with similar payment systems, pricing information, charging speeds, and more to various charging companies.” There is a difference between,” USDOT said. ,
The Federal Highway Administration’s new proposed rule would ensure that EV owners can use charging stations nationwide that will have “uniform payment systems, pricing information (and) charging speeds.”
“Everyone should be able to find a working charging station when they need it—without worrying about overpaying or getting poor service,” Buttigieg said.
“You don’t have to sort through half a dozen apps on your phone to be able to pay at the charging station.”
The rules will ensure that EV stations manufactured across the country can communicate and operate on a single software platform.
The rules would require funded EV charging stations to have at least four ports to be able to rapidly charge four EVs simultaneously and bar charging stations so that drivers would not need a subscription to use them.
EV charger Must work 97% of the time and set data standards allowing third-party apps to provide real-time charging status information.
The proposed rules will set certification standards for workers who install, operate and maintain EV chargers.