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AMSTERDAM, NY—Congressman Paul D. Tonko celebrated the introduction of his bill, the Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Rebate Act of 2021. His forward-looking legislation would provide incentives to encourage U.S. consumers, as well as public and private entities, to invest in electric vehicle charging infrastructure, driving expanding access to public and workplace charging stations, and encouraging additional electric vehicle adoption.

Rep. Tonko’s bill dovetails with key components of President Biden’s American Jobs Plan, which—among many other clean energy goals—seeks to establish grant and incentive programs for state and local governments and the private sector to build a national network of 500,000 EV chargers by 2030.

“Spurring a national transition to electric vehicles would tackle America’s largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in the transportation sector, and bring significant economic opportunities,” Congressman Tonko said. “My EV Infrastructure Rebate Act seizes on these opportunities by creating new, good-paying jobs, opening new investments for American businesses and consumers, strengthening our energy security and lowering transportation costs for families and households. I look forward to working with my colleagues in the House and Senate to pass this legislation that will help jump start our clean energy economy.” 

The Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Rebate Act would: 

• Establish a federal rebate program overseen by the Department of Energy to reimburse Americans for the purchase and installation cost of electric vehicle supply equipment;
• Make public and private entities eligible to receive a rebate of 75 percent of purchase and installation cost up to $1,000 for non-networked Level 2 charging stations, $4,000 for networked charging stations, and $100,000 for Direct Current (DC) Fast Charging stations; and
• Encourage public accessibility of charging stations by requiring that eligible equipment be installed at a multi-family housing unit, a workplace, or a publicly accessible location, including commercial locations.

There are more than 1.7 million electric vehicles on U.S. roads today. By 2030, that number is expected to grow to more than 18 million. America’s EV owners will require a projected 9.6 million charging stations to support this increase in electric vehicles.  

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