I feel like at the state/local level they'll need to write into the code installing NEMA 14-50 to the garage of new homes, or at least running the wire and having the breaker sized for it. Builders don't seem to be jumping on that in most states as a "selling factor" and instead are more than happy to build 1700 sq ft houses for $400k+ and still saying something like "three cable outlets in house, more extra per plan" and crap. They're not going to spend an extra hundred bucks or something unless forced to.
I think the government should fund charging stations in all national parks and possibly match state level funds for charging in the top 5 most visited state parks in each state or something. These parks tend to be far away from built up areas, in the mountains, on the coast, or all of those combined. It would be nice knowing during all seasons of the year you could head to the park and not worry about the return trip, especially if you want to tow a boat or something. These locations are also going to be "red tape" since they're state or federal land and also are probably going to be less trafficked locations compared to major highways.
I think the states and feds will probably have to step in for high density housing charging systems. I just don't think apartments are going to foot the cost initially in any meaningful way. Maybe two, four, even six chargers, but probably not 20% of parking spaces with level 2 chargers or something. In five years you'll really start to see those places with just a couple chargers have capacity issues pretty fast.
What I would like to see most is a federal rebate for lower income families (not sure how low, probably needs to be localized also) for home charger install costs. Cover the cost of made in America equipment and labor of licensed electricians. Maybe the homeowner needs to pay the first $500 and then anything past that is covered by the grant with some max limits on the cost for specific items. (Cost per foot of wire, cost for outlet install, cost for panel upgrade, etc) Electricians that want easy money will take those jobs and accept the amount allocated for the job, or they'll charge above and probably miss out on these jobs. I was lucky that my install was around $500, but what if I had to pay $500 for the cable run (old homes seem to have panels NOT in the garage) and maybe $1000 for a panel upgrade because it's old or doesn't have the room etc, and maybe another $500 or something for a level 2 charger that can be placed outside because the house doesn't have a garage. Maybe I could just afford a $38k EV but spending another $2,000 just to charge at home might push the budget past what I can afford. It also isn't always safe plugging into old standard outlets. The outlet I had been charging a previous Volt on was ~50 years old and when the electrician came to replace that while doing the NEMA 14-50 install job he showed me how horrible it looked inside. Plastic that was starting to melt some and discolored areas, he said it was a fire hazard. Even though I had the Volt at 12 amps and the circuit was 15 amps, 8+ hours of charging on that was taking its toll on 50 year old hardware.
If the government really wants to go green, it needs to be easy and affordable, and that includes home charging. This supports American skilled craft jobs (electricians) and manufacturing (only made in America EV charging equipment should qualify). Sure it'll be a huge amount of money, but it's dumped right back into wages which will go back into the system. I think like half the homes in America are 30 or 40 years old... upgrades will be more expensive with those and are likely largely owned by lower income owners...
