A center-left think tank says self-inflicted permitting delays are behind the Biden administration's failure to build a nationwide network of EV charging stations.
Why it matters: The Third Way report, shared exclusively with Axios, is an unusual rebuke from such a group.
Zoom in: The $5 billion NEVI program, along with a broadband program, "have struggled to get off the ground due to a morass of government red tape, roadblocks, and bureaucracy," authors Gabe Horwitz and Alexander Laska wrote.
The Biden administration tied the funding to dozens of rules and requirements that caused delays or cost increases and — in some cases — were rendered obsolete within months, the authors said.
