The reliability (or lack thereof) of public EV chargers is nothing lower than a scandal, and the Biden Administration, which has championed a significant growth of the nation’s EV charging infrastructure, is nicely conscious of the issues.

Now the Administration has opened purposes for the Electrical Automobile Charger Reliability and Accessibility Accelerator, which can present as much as $100 million in federal funding to restore and change present however non-operational EV charging infrastructure. Grants can be found for each publicly and privately owned chargers, as long as they’re accessible to the general public.

Eligible candidates and initiatives are outlined in a Discover of Funding Alternative. Functions are due by November 13.

The Nationwide Electrical Automobile Infrastructure (NEVI) Method Program, a $5-billion program created to assist states construct out EV charging websites, features a 10% set-aside for grants to states and localities that require extra help. The primary spherical of funding will concentrate on bettering the reliability of the present community by repairing or changing present EV chargers.

This system is knowledgeable by the DOE’s Different Fueling Station Locator, which identifies offline stations which are unavailable for no matter cause. On September 11, 2023, the AFDC indicated that out of 151,506 public charging ports, 6,261 (4.1%) have been “briefly” unavailable.

“Due to President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, we’re increase a nationwide EV charging community with chargers Made within the USA,” mentioned Secretary of Power Jennifer M. Granholm. “At this time’s funding is a pivotal step towards revitalizing our present charging infrastructure, making EV driving cheaper, extra dependable and extra handy.”

“Charging your electrical automobile must be as straightforward and handy as filling up a gasoline tank—and this funding will make our EV charging community extra dependable, full cease,” mentioned Federal Freeway Administrator Shailen Bhatt. “We’re constructing an even bigger EV charging community to maintain up with driver demand, and we’re additionally going to ensure the at present accessible community is working whenever you want a cost.”

Supply: DOE