Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) has released laws that short-circuited the $7.5 billion electric vehicle program enacted by President Joe Biden.
Ernst proposed lifting the Electric Vehicle Charging Station Program Act.
Despite its lofty goal of creating a network of charging stations across the country, the programme is It's been built Despite its $7.5 billion in funding, it has 59 stations in three years.
“Joe Biden's green dream is shorted. It's time to pull the plug.” Ernst said in a statement to Breitbart News. “The EV Charger BOONDOGGLE is an example of a waste textbook and inefficiency That needs to be eliminated. Instead of spending hundreds of millions of people per charging station, I'm doing something really revolutionary in Washington.
Ernst as Senate dogge [Department of Government Efficiency] The chairman has announced a $2 trillion plan Included A bill that abolishes electric vehicle funds, reduces federal spending, and reduces the size of the federal government.
The Trump administration suspended the program in early February.
“The new leadership of the Department of Transportation (US DOT) has decided to consider the policies underlying the implementation of the NEVI Formula Program. Therefore, the current NEVI Formula Program Guidance dated June 11, 2024, and this guidance All previous versions of Emily Biondi, assistant manager of the Planning, Environment and Real Estate Office, in a letter to the State Department, the Transportation Director said.
“As a result of the withdrawal of the guidance for the NEVI Formula Program, FHWA has immediately stopped approval of all electric vehicle infrastructure deployment plans in all states. Therefore, it will take effect immediately and have been updated and updated final NEVI Formula Program. “No new obligations will arise under the NEVI Formula Program until guidance is issued and new state plans are submitted and approved,” the official continued.
In May, Buttigieg was asked by a CBS News one Face the country To explain why only eight of the promised EV stations were built:
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