The jolt to Americas EV charging infrastructure
General\xa0Motors and Ford \u2013 two of the biggest electric vehicle producers \u2013 announced they would adopt Tesla\u2019s charging technology for\xa0their\xa0electric vehicles in the coming years. That\u2019s significant because the federal government earlier this year chose to require another EV charging technology\xa0rather than\xa0Tesla\u2019s technology in its federally-funded chargers under the bipartisan infrastructure law. POLITICO\u2019s James Bikales breaks down what these developments mean for the future of EV charging. Plus, the Energy Department is providing a $850 million conditional loan for the construction of an advanced battery cell manufacturing facility in Arizona. \n\nJames Bikales is the host of Morning Energy and a reporter for POLITICO. \nJosh Siegel is an energy reporter for POLITICO. \nNirmal Mulaikal is a POLITICO audio host-producer.\nAlex Keeney is a senior audio producer at POLITICO. \nJenny Ament is the executive producer of POLITICO\u2019s audio department.\n\nFor more news on energy and the environment, subscribe to Power Switch, our free evening newsletter: https://www.politico.com/power-switch\n\nAnd for even deeper coverage and analysis, read our Morning Energy newsletter by subscribing to POLITICO Pro: https://subscriber.politicopro.com/newsletter-archive/morning-energy