You Can't See the USA in Your Chevrolet Bolt Quite Yet Tesla's Supercharger network has been one the EV maker's greatest strengths over the past decade—and one of the least-debated aspects of the company. For one thing, Tesla actually poured quite a bit of effort into making the Supercharger network a success very early on—a success that most other automakers have not even tried to replicate due to the sheer cost and scale of the effort. The reliability of the network has also been nothing short of an anomaly in the current EV charging landscape, which is plagued by broken chargers operated by third parties.
The National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) system, launched a year ago by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, now aims to replicate the Supercharger network's success with grand plans for a national system of 500,000 stations set to be constructed over the next five years across the US.
What's more, the NEVI system aims for a a 97% reliability standard for charging stations that will be built as a part of this effort—well in excess of the reliability we're used to seeing at the moment. That's a high bar, needless to say, and the program's focus will be on interstate highways first and foremost, including the east-west I-80 route. Read on to find out more about this effort.
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