The US Secretary of Energy, Jennifer Granholm, recently went on a four-day EV road trip from Charlotte to Memphis in an effort to draw attention to the Biden administration's new green energy initiatives. 🌿
👍 Pro: Attention was drawn.
👎 Con: The attention was mostly negative.
The cumbersome journey was a bit of a hot mess, highlighting many of the challenges facing EV adoption in the United States such as slow, unreliable chargers, complicated planning, and a lack of available charging stations or spots. 🔌
🚨 Oopsie. In fact, during one of their first stops, a team member was forced to race ahead to hold a charging spot for the secretary because there was likely not going to be one available, prompting a family waiting to re-charge to contact the police. 🚓
Granholm was thankful for the light shed on many of the major EV roadblocks and expressed that though challenges persist, she feels the EV-powered future looks bright. ⚡️