State DOTs, Democrats Criticize Trump Block On EV Charger Funding

A nonpartisan group representing state transportation departments is raising concerns about the Trump administration’s latest move to block electric vehicle (EV) charger funds provided to states by the bipartisan infrastructure law, after the Transportation Department (DOT) announced it is suspending already approved state charger plans. “We don’t see [the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Formula Program] as a program where the administration can unilaterally pause the funding, because it is authorized by Congress, and it is pretty straightforward,” American Association...