2024-01-11 06:45:00
U.S. EV SALES UP BY 50%
U.S. DOE- JANUARY 5, 2024 - Statement by U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer M. Granholm on 2023 EV Sales
"Today, I'm delighted to celebrate a milestone for American consumers and manufacturers: In 2023, more than 1.4 million electric vehicles were sold in the United States — a 50% increase in one year. And since President Biden took office, EV sales have more than quadrupled, with more than four million EVs on the road.
"With more Americans choosing to drive EVs, President Biden’s Investing in America agenda is building out a reliable and interoperable nationwide EV charging network – an undertaking never before seen in the United States. Today, the U.S. has close to 170,000 public EV chargers – a 75% increase since POTUS took office with nearly 900 new chargers coming online per week.
"These developments are part of an inevitable shift toward a thriving electric transportation sector – a shift that American automakers and battery manufacturers are already carrying forward. The Biden-Harris Administration's industrial policy for clean energy is helping to deliver this transition, lowering costs for American families while strengthening America's manufacturing sector and securing the nation's energy independence.
"I look forward to continued lasting progress in 2024."
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Earlier:
2023, December, 15, 06:35:00
U.S. ELECTRICAL RESTRICTIONS
The United States is entering a period of severely constrained electric supply. Demand is rising — including anticipated electric load from artificial intelligence, the need to shutter all coal facilities, and the limits to transmission from the renewable resources (wind and sun) 0f the West — and it will overwhelm the system unless it is substantially augmented with new generation.
2023, December, 6, 06:25:00
U.S. INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT $1.2 TLN
When Congress passed the IIJA in 2021, it authorized $1.2 trillion in spending over five years for the country’s critical infrastructure - transportation, energy- broadband, water, technology, healthcare, education and more. Currently, it is estimated that between $345 billion and $400 billion has been disbursed to date.
2023, November, 23, 06:15:00
U.S. BATTERY INVESTMENT $3.5 BLN
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced up to $3.5 billion from the Infrastructure Law to boost domestic production of advanced batteries and battery materials nationwide.
2023, November, 3, 06:25:00
U.S. FOSSIL FUELS CHOICE
In the United States last year, according to the Energy Information Administration, natural gas accounted for 39.9 percent of electricity production; coal, 19.7 percent; nuclear, 18.2 percent; and renewables, the rest, although these are coming on fast.
2023, November, 3, 06:15:00
U.S. CLEAN ENERGY WILL UP
Funding and support are abundantly available for clean energy projects in America. The federal government has allocated billions in funding to incentivize Americans to move to clean energy.
2023, October, 27, 06:40:00
U.S. ENERGY SAVINGS $18.5 BLN
Partnering entities, including more than 900 businesses, state and local governments, utilities, housing authorities, and other public and private organizations, to date have collectively saved $18.5 billion through efficiency improvements and cut harmful carbon dioxide emissions by nearly 190 million metric tons— an amount roughly equivalent to combined annual emissions of 24 million homes.
2023, June, 9, 06:25:00
U.S. CLEAN ENERGY INVESTMENT
These incentives represent the largest climate investment in U.S. history and aim to reduce emissions by approximately 40% by 2030.
