Until a few months ago, the government was convincing the car manufacturers to adopt https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_Charging_Standa....

As well as obtaining thousands of bits of real estate, permitting, etc.

The Federal gov has plenty of land, plenty of office space with parking lots, etc. It could easily find partners, etc. Instead it feels like ground up wheel reinventing with million dollar screwdrivers.

That’s because the plan is to do it largely along major highways, not BLM land in the desert or on military bases.

As with those highways themselves, the money goes to states, who run the thing.