broadly directing: " The Department ed to building out the nation's recharging network. The plan is part of the long-negotiated $1.2 trillion ($550 billion in new spending) infrastructure bill officially known as the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. The EV Charging Action Plan offered the government's general strategy, sayBattery & Electrification Technology, February 2022 of Energy (DOE) and Department of Transportation (DOT) will establish a Joint Office of Energy and Transportation focused on deploying EV infrastructure. " The plan noted that, " the initial focus will be building a convenient, reliable public charging network that can build public confidence, with a focus on filling gaps in rural, disadvantaged, and hardto-reach locations. " More specifically, the new infrastructure bill aims to establish a nationwide network of a half-million public EV 13http://info.hotims.com/82318-801