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“Those stations will continue operating, but as far as what comes next, we’re in the same boat with everyone else, just trying to figure it out,” she said.“>
A new federal order that freezes a Biden-era program to build a national network of electric vehicle charging stations has confounded states, which had been allocated billions of dollars by Congress for the program.
In interviews Friday, some state officials said that as a result of the memo from the Trump administration, they had stopped work on the charging stations. Others said they intended to keep going.
In Ohio, where Gov. Mike DeWine, a Republican, has welcomed federal money to build 19 EV charging stations, Breanna Badanes, a spokesperson for the state’s Transportation Department, said Friday that “it’s safe to say we’re not sure” how or whether the state will build more.
“Those stations will continue operating, but as far as what comes next, we’re in the same boat with everyone else, just trying to figure it out,” she said.
The Feb. 6 memo signed by Emily Biondi, an associate administrator at the U.S. Transportation Department, said that the administration was “suspending approval of state electric vehicle infrastructure deployment plans.” The memo singled out the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure, or NEVI, program, which was authorized under the 2021 bipartisan infrastructure law.
A national network of fast-charging stations was part of President Joe Biden’s effort to combat climate change by accelerating the nation’s transition to electric vehicles.
Under the program, states were to receive $5 billion to build 500,000 charging stations by 2030. To date, about $3.3 billion has been allocated to states. Of that, $511 million has been awarded in contracts but only $40 million has been spent, according to Nick Nigro, founder of Atlas Public Policy, a research firm.
Asked to clarify whether the freeze applied to the money that has been allocated but not awarded by states to contractors, a spokesperson for the Transportation Department wrote in an email, “During this process, no new obligations may occur under the program, but reimbursement of existing obligations will continue in order to not disrupt current financial commitments.”
The memo seems to align with President Donald Trump’s opposition to federal support for electric vehicles. He has promised to revoke pollution limits on automobiles that were designed to increase sales of zero-emissions cars, and to end federal tax credits of up to $7,500 to buyers of electric vehicles.
This article originally appeared in The New York Times.
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In interviews Friday, some state officials said that as a result of the memo from the Trump administration, they had stopped work on the charging stations. Others said they intended to keep going.
“Those stations will continue operating, but as far as what comes next, we’re in the same boat with everyone else, just trying to figure it out,” she said.“>
A new federal order that freezes a Biden-era program to build a national network of electric vehicle charging stations has confounded states, which had been allocated billions of dollars by Congress for the program. In interviews Friday, some state officials said that as a result of the memo from the Trump administration, they had stopped work on the charging stations. Others said they intended to keep going.
In Ohio, where Gov. Mike DeWine, a Republican, has welcomed federal money to build 19 EV charging stations, Breanna Badanes, a spokesperson for the state’s Transportation Department, said Friday that “it’s safe to say we’re not sure” how or whether the state will build more.
“Those stations will continue operating, but as far as what comes next, we’re in the same boat with everyone else, just trying to figure it out,” she said.
The Feb. 6 memo signed by Emily Biondi, an associate administrator at the U.S. Transportation Department, said that the administration was “suspending approval of state electric vehicle infrastructure deployment plans.” The memo singled out the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure, or NEVI, program, which was authorized under the 2021 bipartisan infrastructure law.
A national network of fast-charging stations was part of President Joe Biden’s effort to combat climate change by accelerating the nation’s transition to electric vehicles. Under the program, states were to receive $5 billion to build 500,000 charging stations by 2030. To date, about $3.3 billion has been allocated to states. Of that, $511 million has been awarded in contracts but only $40 million has been spent, according to Nick Nigro, founder of Atlas Public Policy, a research firm. Asked to clarify whether the freeze applied to the money that has been allocated but not awarded by states to contractors, a spokesperson for the Transportation Department wrote in an email, “During this process, no new obligations may occur under the program, but reimbursement of existing obligations will continue in order to not disrupt current financial commitments.” The memo seems to align with President Donald Trump’s opposition to federal support for electric vehicles. He has promised to revoke pollution limits on automobiles that were designed to increase sales of zero-emissions cars, and to end federal tax credits of up to $7,500 to buyers of electric vehicles.
This article originally appeared in The New York Times.
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