Private investing

The new guidance that DOT issued in August largely kept the Biden administration’s rules but ditched a contentious requirement that chargers be placed every 50 miles along major highways. It also directed states to quickly submit updated implementation plans to access the funds. In the weeks since, at least 44 states and Washington, D.C., have submitted their plans, spokespeople for those states told POLITICO. The private sector has started investing in climate adaptation with positive effects for regional economies. Nat. Clim. Chang. (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-025-02463-2 Private investing into electric vehicle makers rose after global sales hit 4.1M units in the first five months of 2024, with margin improvements in Asian producers attracting capital.