here's a big problem with electric cars, the chargers mostly don't work. Worse, there aren't enough electricians to fix them

there simply aren’t enough electricians out there to fix these chargers and keep them operating for customers

According to Qmerit – an EV charger installation company – the U.S. will need at least 142,000 more certified electricians than are currently in operation by 2030 to support the current growth in EV sales, but that process involves four to five years of apprenticeship, not including the time it takes to obtain a charger certification. 

Demand for electricians in general is expected to grow by six percent over the next decade as well, with 812,000 needed by 2032. At the same time, between now and 2030, the number of electricians is expected to shrink by 14 percent.

There are a few organizations working to rectify (no pun intended) this issue, including the Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Training Program, a nonprofit between automakers, educational institutions, utility companies, and EV service equipment manufacturers, which has trained about 30,000 electricians over the past 10 years, as well as ChargerHelp!, which is working to train more electricians as well.

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According to the U.S. Department of Energy, there were around 4,000 public charging stations 

with between 4500 and 7,000 inoperable ports as of early this month, IAW with a Here Technologies report