US Edition‘Just causing havoc’: Transportation Department suspends EV charger program
- The Trump administration has directed states to stop spending funds allocated for electric vehicle charging infrastructure under former President Joe Biden.
- Industry leaders believe that customer demand will continue to drive the growth of the charging network despite the halt in federal funding.
- Trump has criticized federal funding for electric vehicle chargers as an "incredible waste of taxpayer dollars," creating uncertainty in the industry.
- Experts warn that delaying charging infrastructure could slow electric vehicle sales and hinder the U.S. auto industry's transition to electric vehicles.
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Green Car ReportsTrump DOT freezes EV charger funding, demands new state plans
(Green Car Reports) - The Trump Administration is stalling on dispersing more funds to U.S. states for the Biden Administration’s electric vehicle charging infrastructure program—one that Tesla has profited from handily. The National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Formula Program calls for 500,000 charging stations nationwide, and was funded with $7.5 billion under the 2021 infrastructure law to make that happen. That total was split int…
Automakers urge USDOT to quickly restart federal EV charging programme
WASHINGTON: A group representing automakers and electric vehicle charging companies on Friday urged the US Transportation Department to quickly restart a US$5 billion government EV infrastructure programme. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd
$71 million program for EV charging stations in Eastern Washington suspended after Federal memo
A program to award $71 million in grant funding to install electric vehicle charging stations along priority “alternative fuel corridors” throughout Eastern Washington is on pause following a new directive from the Federal Highway Administration.
The Trump administration has suspended a $5 billion program to expand electric vehicle charging networks, the Department of Transportation said Thursday. The department has ordered states not to spend the money allocated for this purpose, The Guardian reports. The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration announced in an online letter dated February 6 that it is suspending approval of funds intended to be distributed to …
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