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Elon Musk learns how EV charging works from Pete Buttigieg

States get grants under NEVI to install EV chargers.

However, he needed Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg to chime in on X yesterday to stop some Republican leaders from spreading misinformation about the program. As Buttigieg explained, the $7.5 billion is “the entire program budget” for NEVI, part of the Biden administration’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. There’s been criticism over the slow rollout of government-funded electric vehicle chargers after The Washington Post reported earlier this year that only seven stations and 38 ports were installed across four states as of March.

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