To highlight growth opportunities and challenges in electric mobility, a recent Axios event sponsored by UL Standards & Engagement (ULSE) featured insights from U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and U.S. Department of Energy official Michael Berube during a conversation on the future of electric vehicles (EVs) in the country.

Axios business reporter Nathan Bomey and 1 big thing host Niala Boodhoo moderated conversations with Buttigieg and Berube during the event (available on demand) that underscored how continued deployment of charging ports and reducing the price of EVs support widespread U.S. EV adoption.

“What we know is that every year, more Americans buy EVs than the year prior,” Buttigieg noted. “And there are really two things that we are doing to facilitate that process. One is to make them cheaper—that's what the tax credit is all about. The other is to make sure that you can find a charger when you need one. Even though 80% of EV charging happens at home, it remains very important for those whose homes don’t have a garage or an easy place to plug in a car, and for those longer use cases, those longer trips, that we have the kind of EV charging network that would be consistent with that.”

In a “View from the Top” sponsored segment, David Martin, ULSE director of government engagement, and Denice Durrant, ULSE director of data science and standards engineering, noted that electric transportation such as e-bikes and e-scooters are affordable options for people to commute to work, especially in urban hubs. Durrant also noted how standards can assure safety given the risks associated with e-mobility products.

Access the coverage online and the video of the session.