Highway agency ordered states to no longer spend funds allocated under Biden’s EV fast-charging station program

The Trump administration has ordered US states to suspend a $5bn electric vehicle charging station program in a further blow to the environmental movement since the president’s return to the White House.

In a memo issued on Thursday to state transportation directors, the transportation department’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) ordered states not to spend any funds allocated to them under the Biden administration as part of the national electric vehicle infrastructure (NEVI) program.

“The new leadership of the Department of Transportation … has decided to review the policies underlying the implementation of the NEVI Formula Program,” Emily Biondi, the FHWA’s associate administrator for planning, environment and realty, wrote in the memo. “Accordingly, the current NEVI Formula Program Guidance dated June 11, 2024, and all prior versions of this guidance are rescinded,” Biondi added.

    • @jacksilver
      4•5 hours ago

      It’s great for him, he already has a pretty prolific charging network. All this does is hamper the competition.

      Its exactly why this kind of thing is happening, it prevents competition in the EV space. Government subsidies for charging infrastructure means people can pick cars based on the car and not charging.