State intervention into the free market is necessary for successful energy transition at country wide scale, especially for a country that is continental in sca

State intervention into the free market is necessary for successful energy transition at country wide scale, especially for a country that is continental in scale. EV charging infrastructure cannot be left to the goodwill of private profit making corporations - there's nothing stopping Musk from deciding at some point to only support Tesla battery swap outs etc. Federal government has to set the rules, roll out the incentives and subsidise the infrastructure roll out - 10 year, 20 year commitment. Totally do-able, US is the world's richest ever country by any measure