Going Electric: A Closer Look At EV Infrastructure

Published May 14, 2025 at 10:12 AM EDT

An electric car charges at an electric car charging station of Polish provider Greenway in Stargard, Poland. Poland has a nationwide electric car charging network.

We're talking all things electric vehicles.

The month of May was made for racing. From the Kentucky Derby to the Indy 500. And interest in a new Formula, and sound, is growing. If you're a gearhead, you can probably imagine it, the sound and speed of Formula E.

Prime Video is offering a look into the fast lane of Formula E racing with the recently-released show Formula E: Driver. The series follows the lives, and the close calls of four Formula E drivers, including Andretti Racing's 2023 Formula E World Champion, Jake Dennis.

And later, new polling from Gallup suggests fewer Americans are interested in EVs now than two years ago. In 2023, 59% of those polled were open to buying an EV. That's now dropped to 51%.

Still, EV sales continue to rise. And that's despite the Trump administration's tariffs and potential repeal of EV tax credits. The administration also halted a program aiming to build a network of EV chargers. But some states are suing to restore the funding.

What's the future of EVs in the U.S.? Does buying one make sense where you live?

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