Automakers and lawmakers are pushing EVs as a cleaner alternative to traditional cars. But EV chargers are easier to find in whiter, wealthier neighborhoods nationwide, an Axios analysis finds.
Electric vehicle chargers are easier to find in whiter, wealthier neighborhoods nationwide, an Axios analysis finds.Yet charging infrastructure inequities threaten to limit who gets to enjoy the benefits of the generational transition away from internal-combustion engines, such as cleaner air and lower long-term costs.preventing more car buyers from going electric — along with high EV prices.Majority-white tracts are about 1.
Racial disparities around charging access are particularly pronounced in certain cities and metro areas. In Philadelphia, for example, majority-white tracts are 3.9 times as likely to have a charging station. In Chicago, they're 2.8 times as likely, and in New York, they're 2.6 times as likely. In each of those cities, majority-white tracts are about as likely to have a gas station as majority-non-white tracts.In San Francisco , Dallas and Portland, Oregon, for instance, chargers are about as common in majority-white tracts as they are in other neighborhoods.Our analysis relied upon EV market share data from S&P Global Mobility and charger location information from the U.S. Department of Energy.Price is also a major concern.
The Biden administration says 40% of the benefits of these investments are supposed to go to "disadvantaged communities" — by providing jobs, cleaner air and, hopefully, more chargers.
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