VOA新闻杂志2022--美交通部宣布将在全美50个州建设电动汽车充电站

US to Build Highway Electric Vehicle Charging Network

The U.S. Department of Transportation recently approved plans for all 50 American states to build charging stations for electric vehicles, or EVs, along the nation's highways.

The network of charging stations is part of the government's efforts to help more Americans move to zero-emission¹ vehicles.

The approval means that $5 billion in federal money will be available over five years to build the stations. They will be placed about every 80 kilometers along the highways. The goal is to have about 500,000 charging stations across the nation. And construction of the stations could begin by spring of 2023.

Under the Department of Transportation rules, states must first build fast-charging stations that could cost between $40,000 to $100,000. A vehicle can fully² charge at these stations in about one hour.

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said, "America led the original automotive revolution in the last century," and he said the plan will help make sure people in every part of the country will be able to use electric vehicles.

President Biden has set a goal that 50 percent of new U.S. car sales be electric by 2030. The charging network is a big step to help Americans worry less about finding a place to charge their electric vehicles. But it could be difficult for some states to deal with limited electricity grid³ capacity and shortages⁴ of materials to build the stations.

States like Texas, California and Florida say their electricity grid should be able to handle an increase of a million or more EVs.

Other states like New Jersey⁵, Vermont and Mississippi are not so sure. They also expressed concerns about whether they could set up charging stations that meet the American-made rules.

"It may delay implementation⁶ by several years," New Jersey officials wrote.

Currently⁷, many EV owners charge their vehicles at home, about 80 percent of the time, usually at single-family houses. But that is likely to change with the new charging network. The new law also gives an extra $2.5 billion to rural areas and poorer communities to help build charging stations in those places.

Words in This Story

emission –n. that which is produced or sent out (such as energy or gas) from a source

construction –n. the act of building something, such as a house, road, bridge, and the like

revolution –n. an important change in an area of human activity

grid –n. a network, usually to distribute electricity over an area

capacity –n. the amount of what can be produced or delivered

implementation –n. the act of using or completing a method or project

1 emission   

n.发出物，散发物；发出，散发

参考例句：

• Rigorous measures will be taken to reduce the total pollutant emission.采取严格有力措施，降低污染物排放总量。
• Finally,the way to effectively control particulate emission is pointed out.最后，指出有效降低颗粒排放的方向。

2 fully   

adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地

参考例句：

• The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
• They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。

3 grid   

n.高压输电线路网；地图坐标方格；格栅

参考例句：

• In this application,the carrier is used to encapsulate the grid.在这种情况下，要用载体把格栅密封起来。
• Modern gauges consist of metal foil in the form of a grid.现代应变仪则由网格形式的金属片组成。

4 shortages   

n.不足( shortage的名词复数 )；缺少；缺少量；不足额

参考例句：

• Food shortages often occur in time of war. 在战争期间常常发生粮食短缺的情形。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• At the same time, worldwide food and fuel shortages eased. 同时，世界性粮食和石油短缺的现象终止了。 来自英汉非文学 - 政府文件

5 jersey   

n.运动衫

参考例句：

• He wears a cotton jersey when he plays football.他穿运动衫踢足球。
• They were dressed alike in blue jersey and knickers.他们穿着一致，都是蓝色的运动衫和灯笼短裤。

6 implementation   

n.实施，贯彻

参考例句：

• Implementation of the program is now well underway.这一项目的实施现在行情看好。

7 currently   

adv.通常地，普遍地，当前

参考例句：

• Currently it is not possible to reconcile this conflicting evidence.当前还未有可能去解释这一矛盾的例证。
• Our contracts are currently under review.我们的合同正在复查。