The White House announced on Wednesday that Tesla would open part of its US charging network to competitor electric vehicles as part of a $7.5 billion federal government program to electrify the nation's roadways to reduce carbon emissions.
Tesla, which has exclusive access to the largest network of high-speed "superchargers" in the US, might become the universal charging station of the electric vehicle age with such a measure, according to Reuters.
The Biden administration noted that Elon Musk Tesla agreed to offer 3,500 new and current superchargers throughout highway routes and 4,000 slower chargers in hotels and restaurants to non-Tesla customers by the end of 2024.
During a briefing, a White House official said that Tesla would be able to get a subsidy, even if it had to make changes to its current fleet, as long as its chargers let other cars that use a charging standard called CCS, which is backed by the government.
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Chargers for Everyone, Everywhere
White House infrastructure coordinator Mitch Landrieu told journalists that the federal government is trying to develop a "national network of chargers" that will operate for everybody and in every US state, The Washington Post reported.
The Biden administration is also making federally funded chargers more accessible with new guidelines. Drivers will be able to use a single form of identification that is compatible with all new chargers, and the chargers themselves must be 97% reliable.
Mitch Landrieu informed reporters that Elon Musk had been one of many CEOs from the automobile industry who had met with the White House last year to discuss the establishment of a charging infrastructure, per CNBC.
The White House also praised General Motors, Pilot Co., and EVGo for installing 2,000 fast chargers at Pilot and Flying J outlets throughout the US.
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