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That's because these programs are all designed to embezzle taxpayer money.
Considering it's the US, the fact that it produced anything at all could be considered more than than expected
Paywall on the article. Does it say why?
No, it doesn't say why. And it also doesn't actually say Biden spent that money. It says Congress "allocated" $7.5 billion. There are plenty of processes between allocation and actual expenditure that could be holding this up.
It prob takes at least 6 months for the money to be available, a bunch of time to figure out land permissions and contracts, time to negotiate with suppliers. 2 years means first stations prob starting to roll out about now.
This is the best summary I could come up with:
President Biden has long vowed to build 500,000 electric vehicle charging stations in the United States by 2030.
Those stations, the White House said, would help Americans feel confident purchasing and driving electric cars, and help the country cut carbon pollution.
But now, more than two years after Congress allocated $7.5 billion to help build out those stations, only 7 EV charging stations are operational across four states.
And as the Biden administration rolls out its new rules for emissions from cars and trucks — which will require a lot more electric cars and hybrids on the road — the sluggish build-out could slow the transition to electric cars.
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