{"id":11247,"date":"2021-10-22t17:09:28","date_gmt":"2021-10-22t17:09:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dpetrov.2create.studio\/planet\/wordpress\/ev-evolution-buttigieg-pushes-congress-to-support-electric-vehicle-initiatives\/"},"modified":"2023-02-28t18:43:39","modified_gmt":"2023-02-28t18:43:39","slug":"ev-evolution-buttigieg-congress-electric-vehicles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/\/www.getitdoneaz.com\/story\/ev-evolution-buttigieg-congress-electric-vehicles\/","title":{"rendered":"ev evolution: buttigieg pushes congress to support electric vehicle initiatives"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>by yiming fu<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>washington \u2013 surrounded by a dozen electric buses and a few other electric vehicles outside the department of transportation&nbsp;building wednesday, secretary of transportation pete buttigieg called on congress to fund electric vehicle initiatives\u2014especially in polluted and low-income communities.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\nconsumers have been turning to electric vehicles as they reduce fuel costs and carbon emissions. in 2020, 1.1 million battery-powered passenger vehicles were on u.s. roads, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iea.org\/reports\/global-ev-outlook-2021\/trends-and-developments-in-electric-vehicle-markets\">international energy agency<\/a>. the industry has also expanded beyond passenger vehicles to battery-powered motorcycles, buses, delivery and garbage trucks, buttigieg said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\n\u201cthe question is:&nbsp;how do we make sure that evs are accessible to all americans?\u201d buttigieg said. \u201cespecially those who would benefit the most from the fuel savings, which includes people in underserved parts of cities and in rural areas?\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"align-center\">\n<figure class=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"a modern looking yellow school bus parked on a city street.\" height=\"1200\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/files\/u33156\/school%20bus.jpg\" width=\"1600\" \/><figcaption>lion electric co. manufactures zero emissions schools buses (yiming fu\/mns).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>\nmalina sandhu, business development director for <a href=\"https:\/\/thelionelectric.com\/en\">lion electric co.<\/a>&nbsp;\u2013\u2013&nbsp;a zero-emissions electric school bus manufacturer \u2013\u2013&nbsp;said making electric vehicles affordable is an equity issue.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\n\u201cwhen electric cars came out, they were expensive,\u201d she said. \u201cand people thought evs were only for higher (income) demographics.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\naccording to sandhu, low-income communities, communities of color and residents living in polluted neighborhoods near highways and airports need evs the most because they live with noise and air pollution, but charging infrastructure for evs is often not found in these communities.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>lion electric co. is working to bring its school buses to diverse communities, sandhu said.<\/p>\n<p>but jackie piero, vice president of policy at <a href=\"https:\/\/nuvve.com\/\">nuvve corp<\/a>., which develops charging stations, said electric school buses cost three times more than current buses.<\/p>\n<div class=\"align-center\">\n<figure class=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"the gray front seat of a yellow school bus.\" height=\"1200\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/files\/u33156\/steering%20wheel.jpg\" width=\"1600\" \/><figcaption>lion co.&#8217;s schools buses are designed to have a more comfortable, quiet ride,&nbsp;sandhu&nbsp;said (yuming fu\/mns).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>\nthe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/117th-congress\/house-bill\/3684\">bipartisan infrastructure bill <\/a>before congress includes a $7.5 billion investment in electric vehicle charging and more than $10 billion for zero&nbsp;and low-emission buses. if passed, this money would bolster the country\u2019s ev infrastructure to be internationally competitive, and it would connect more americans with evs.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>orville thomas, lion electric&nbsp;lobbyist, said federal funding from the bill is key to getting electric buses into more communities.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\n\u201cthat is going to help communities get to a point in a post-covid world where they have the ability to spend,\u201d thomas said. \u201cand not in a program that says, \u2018okay, you (school districts)&nbsp;pay for it first and then we (the federal government) will&nbsp;pay you back,\u2019 but a program that says, \u2018we\u2019ll make it easy for you on the regulatory side and we\u2019re giving you the funding to get buses into communities and full of children.\u2019\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\nwith additional funding, lion electric can also expand its supply chain, bringing down the cost of its buses, he said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\n\u201ceverything right now is just a matter of money,\u201d thomas said. \u201cbecause the more that they fund, the more 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