Wednesday 14 September 2022 12:53 PM Biden to announce plan to build $900m of EV chargers across the US at Detroit ... trends now
President Joe Biden - a self-confessed 'car guy' - will tour the Detroit Auto Show Wednesday and announce that $900 million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding will go toward building electric vehicle chargers across 53,000 miles of highway in the United States.
Biden is making the trip to tout the 'electric vehicle manufacturing boom,' which he's taking credit for due to his administration's policies - including new provisions found in the Inflation Reduction Act that the president signed into law last month.
'The president will discuss how his auto vision and leadership, including through his Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the Inflation Reduction Act, and the CHIPS and Science Act, have positioned the United States to lead the electric vehicle future – creating more jobs and making more in America all while fighting climate change,' a senior administration official said.
It's the first time in three years the Detroit Auto Show has gone on thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Biden championed electric cars during the 2020 campaign and has taken several opportunities to test drive them as president.
President Joe Biden - a self-confessed 'car guy' - will tour the Detroit Auto Show Wednesday and announce that $900 million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding will go toward building electric vehicle chargers across 53,000 miles of highway
In May 2021, President Joe Biden got behind the wheel of the new electric Ford F-150 Lightning at the Ford Dearborn Development Center in Dearborn, Michigan
President Joe Biden test drove a GMC Hummer EV during a General Motors Factory ZERO electric vehicle plant tour in Detroit in November
He put out a campaign ad called 'Joe Biden Gets Vetted,' and shows him seated behind the wheel of his 1967 Corvette talking about how he'd like to see an electric model.
'I believe that we can own the 21st century market again by moving to electric vehicles,' he said.
Then in May 2021, he surprised reporters by climbing behind the wheel
