It’s been a tough road for electric car charging networks in the United States, but they have tapped into a new, old customer: the federal government.

Dollars from the $5 billion infrastructure program that Joe Biden’s White House crafted to speed EV adoption and cut emissions are flowing again after the Trump administration froze the funds at the start of this year. In June, a federal court overturned the suspension and states hustled to revamp their charging plans.

In recent weeks, more than 40 states, including Michigan, have solicited or signed contracts to build new electric car charging stations in rural areas, underserved cities and other places where they might not have otherwise made economic sense, according to Rick Wilmer, chief executive officer of ChargePoint Holdings Inc.,

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