The Biden administration Wednesday announced new policies aimed at achieving the administration’s “ambitious” goals to combat climate change by building a national network of electric vehicle (EV) chargers. The guidelines build on the administration’s plans initiated under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and the Inflation Reduction Act.

The Department of Transportation finalized standards to ensure that chargers will operate similarly to make public travel with EVs predictable amount vehicles and states. These standards require chargers to have consistent plug types and accessible locations across the US. In addition, the policies mandate that EV chargers funded through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law be built in the US. The Department asserts that these standards will create “good-paying, highly skilled jobs.”

The announcement marks the latest policies to achieve the administration’s goals of building 500,000 EV chargers in the US and having EVs make up 50 percent of new car sales by 2030. The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law invested $7.5 billion in EV charging, $10 billion in clean transportation and over $7 billion in EV battery materials. Additionally, the Inflation Reduction Act provides tax credits for certain EV purchases and investments in domestic battery manufacturing.

In response to the announcement, Federal Highway Administrator Shailen Bhatt said of the standards:

This is a critical step in building a seamless national network with common requirements for EV charging that will support the widespread adoption of electric vehicles, help build a clean energy future, and ensure those technologies and products are made here in America. We look forward to opening applications for community-based charging grants soon.

Last week, the US Environmental Protection Agency announced “superfund” projects to clean up 22 toxic waste sites across the US. Both announcements came after a train derailment in Ohio on February 3 released toxic chemicals into the air.