Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm knew charging might be a challenge as she set out on a four-day electric-vehicle road trip to highlight the White House investment in electric vehicles.
On a sweltering day in Georgia, an EV driver with a baby in the vehicle, called the police on the US Energy Secretary after her staff blocked a public charger with a gasoline car to “reserve” it for her convoy of EVs. The sheriff’s office couldn’t do anything. It’s not illegal for a non-EV to claim a charging spot in Georgia.
Major takeaway: EVs that aren’t Teslas have a road trip problem, and the White House knows it’s urgent to solve this issue.
