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'A Trump Gift To China': 17 States Sue Over EV Charger Funding Freeze | Trump's Department of Transportation paused new EV charger funding in February. Now, states are hitting back hard.


Trump's Department of Transportation stopped new EV charging in February. Now, states are hitting back hard.

The complaint argues that the Department of Transportation lacks the authority to hold back funds that Congress approved for the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) program. The Trump administration does not have the authority to halt it capriciously," Beth Hammon, a senior vehicle charging advocate at the Natural Resources Defense Council, said in a February statement. The move is part of a broader effort from the Trump administration and Republican lawmakers to roll back policies that promote EVs, like tailpipe pollution standards.

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