A new Biden administration directive instructs federal employees to prioritize making sustainable choices while on official travel.
The directive tells civil servants to rent electric vehicles on official travel when the cost of that vehicle is less than or equal to the most affordable comparable option.
It also directs them to use rail, rather than planes or cars, for trips of less than 250 miles if rail is an available and affordable option. Employees will also be expected to use public transportation when traveling locally.
I didn’t even know you could rent electric cars. Where are you supposed to charge them if your hotel doesn’t have charging stations?
Rail is really only going to be an option between major cities so limited scope there. Using rail and subways is smarter than driving through a city most of the time.
Fast chargers are much more common now and more are being installed all the time. I just did an 1800 mile road trip through Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico. It was surprisingly easy to find charging, but I did have to plan ahead more than in a gas car.