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The Trump administration has ordered states to stop a program to build fast EV chargers on highways throughout the country,released by the Federal Highway Administration . The letter informs state transportation directors, who are in charge of instituting the program, that any plans approved by the Biden administration are now suspended “until new guidance is issued.”
The National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure program was approved by Congress as part of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. It was intended to fill gaps in America’s EV charging network and was supported by $5 billion in grants. President Trump has long decried the program and regularlyThe infrastructure law authorized $5B over 5 years for NEVI, a program that funds states to build fast EV charging stations. Buttigieg & DOE ensured this program set high quality standards.
Can an organization like the FHA unilaterally put the kibosh on a program that was approved by Congress? The legality here is unclear, but Loren McDonald, chief analyst at theRyan Gallentine, managing director at the national business association Advanced Energy United, said that states “are under no obligation to stop these projects based solely on this announcement.” He went on to call on state leaders “to continue executing this program until new guidance is finalized.
This move is also expected to be challenged in court. “I’m assuming the lawsuits from states will start soon, and this will go to court and Congress,” McDonald said. “But the Trump administration will succeed in just causing havoc and slowing things down for a while.”But won’t this hurt Trump’s bestie Elon Musk? Tesla, after all, was one of the largest recipients of those NEVI grants. It’s worth remembering that this mandate doesn’t rollback any contracts that have already been finalized.
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