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From Breitbart: President Donald Trump’s administration halted the $5 billion Biden electric vehicle charging program, which has been criticized for its poor production of charging stations.
Emily Biondi, the associate administrator for the Office of Planning, Environment, and Realty, in a letter to the state Department of Transportation directors on Thursday, said the administration has suspended the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) program.
“The new leadership of the Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT) has decided to review the policies underlying the implementation of the NEVI Formula Program. Accordingly, the current NEVI Formula Program Guidance dated June 11, 2024, and all prior versions of this guidance are rescinded,” Biondi wrote.
“As result of the rescission of the NEVI Formula Program Guidance, FHWA is also immediately suspending the approval of all State Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Deployment plans for all fiscal years. Therefore, effective immediately, no new obligations may occur under the NEVI Formula Program until the updated final NEVI Formula Program Guidance is issued and new State plans are submitted and approved,” the official continued.
A Memo released this afternoon by FHWA Associate Administrator Emily Biondi releases all obligated funds for the NEVI funding EV charging program for Fiscal Years 22, 23, 24.
“Until new guidance is issued, reimbursement of existing obligations will be allowed in order to not… pic.twitter.com/WvlpmvsG3a
— Quincy Lee (@QuincyEdmundLee) February 7, 2025
FLASHBACK:In May 2024, CBS host Margaret Brennan confronts Pete Buttigieg on why only 7 or 8 electric vehicle charging stations had been built despite the Biden administration spending $7.5 BILLION on the deal in 2021.
Buttigieg claimed the goal was to have 500,000 chargers by 2030!
WATCH: CBS’s Margaret Brennan laughs in Pete Buttigieg’s face when he is unable to explain why only 7 or 8 electric vehicle charging stations have been built despite the Biden admin spending $7.5 BILLION to build chargers. pic.twitter.com/BmFK17Dk5O
— Steve Guest (@SteveGuest) May 26, 2024
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