Electric Vehicle Industry Prods Congress to Offer More Help (1)

More government support is needed to accelerate the transition to electric vehicles, industry and state representatives plan to tell Congress.

Automakers, charging companies, and states are ramping up their electric-vehicle efforts, and need federal support such as tax credits and stronger supply chains with more money for domestic manufacturing, witnesses will say at a Tuesday hearing. The recent infrastructure law (Public Law 117-58) includes about $7.5 billion for electric-vehicle charging, but stakeholders say it’s only one step toward what is needed to meet the Biden administration’s goals.

“If U.S. policies are not efficient and effective in this transition, ...