Yes, the NEVI funding requires 4 stalls be installed every ~50 miles on the major highways they identified. (Exceptions can be granted if there isn't a good spot to do that, but they are few and far between. (Like if it is literally in the middle of nowhere, or the utility says that there is not enough power, 600kW, available.)
Cant force anyone to build any chargers anywhere is the point. This is only IF someone decides to build chargers and apply for funding.
Wrong. If the state takes NEVI funding, which they all have, they are required to build chargers, or contract with someone else to do so, every ~50 miles on the identified highways. (Every state has already submitted their plans to the federal government for which city/area each charger will be installed to meet the requirements.)
pennwatch.org
Most states, if not all, have decided to not do it themselves, and are contracting it out.
"The charging station is being installed at the Pilot Travel Center at 417 Route 315 in Pittston, as part of Pilot Company’s collaboration with General Motors. The cost of construction is supported by $610,393 in NEVI funds. Pilot Company will own the charging station, working with EVgo to deploy the chargers as part of its eXtend service. "Construction Begins at Pennsylvania’s First EV Charging Station Under NEVI Program - PennWatch
Construction is underway at Pennsylvania’s first federally-funded electric vehicle (EV) charging station built as part of the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) program, funded by the federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) and administered by the Pennsylvania Department of...
That is how they have all implemented it. (At least from what I have seen.) They do have the option of installing, and maintaining, the chargers themselves but I haven't seen any choose to do that, which is probably a very good choice on their part. (I really don't want the state installing/maintaining the chargers, and then having to monitor, and penalize, themselves when downtime exceeds the requirements.)
Well, the state is still responsible for monitoring them and ensuring that they meet the uptime requirements of the NEVI funding. (At least that is my understanding.)
At least one state has a condition that no single provider can get more than 25% of the total contracts. In that state they gave Tesla 25%. (I think Tesla is getting a little more by having some other parties bid and then sub-contract for Tesla to do the actual work.)
Oftentimes government contracts have clauses that provide caps and/or require diversity when it comes to funding these types of initiatives - so they don't encourage monopolistic behavior and/or favor any one provider - regardless of whether that provider has the most reliable and least expensive solution. Your tax dollars at work!
It's been because Nissan (and very few others use the CHAdeMO connector and SAE decided that the CCS connector would be the US standard.
I don't think that would qualify as up. But there is a lot better equipment available now than there was 2 years ago. (The CCS chargers in Europe don't have near the problems that CCS chargers here have. Though that is mainly down to one company, EA, that just procures crappy everything, especially cables and cable cooling equipment.)
I wonder how the uptime requirement is monitored/enforced at all. If not in compliance, do they get fined (slap on the wrist)? And how is compliance measured--self reported by the providers themselves?
I think that each state makes their own rules in regards to uptime. I haven't dug into the details.
