As of April, states in the U.S. had managed to establish fewer than 400 electric vehicle charging ports despite a significant $7.5 billion federal initiative aimed at enhancing infrastructure. That information came from a report by the Government Accountability Office on Tuesday.
By April 2025, there were 384 charging ports operating across 68 stations in 16 states. The GAO noted that the office responsible for this initiative “does not define performance targets on measurable targets and time frames for activity.”
In May, California, along with 15 other states, filed a lawsuit against the Department of Transportation, claiming that the federal government was unlawfully withholding at least $3 billion allocated for the construction of EV charging stations under the Infrastructure Act of 2021.
Earlier in February, the Transportation Agency, during Trump’s administration, suspended its EV charging initiative and rescinded approval of a state plan that was awaiting review.
The GAO pointed out that Trump appeared to hope for Congressional action to eliminate the $6 billion EV charging fund.
Currently, the energy sector reports about 219,000 publicly accessible EV charging ports across the country.
A Democrat senator raised concerns in June 2024 about the previous Biden administration’s deployment of merely seven EV charging stations across numerous locations, which he labeled as “pale.” He remarked, “We’re now three years from now… that’s a vast administrative failure. Something is so badly wrong and needs to be fixed.”
The Trump administration has taken several measures to hinder EV sales.
On September 30th, Trump enacted legislation to terminate the $7,500 EV tax credit, as well as the $4,000 tax credit for used EVs.
In January, he also overturned a 2021 executive order previously signed by Biden, which aimed for half of all new vehicle sales in the U.S. to be electric by 2030.
Adding to the complications, in March, the General Services Administration informed federal agencies that existing charging stations for government-owned electric vehicles were considered “non-mission-critical,” meaning they would be disconnected and shut down. The GSA also revealed that it had canceled 32 electric vehicle charging projects, amounting to more than $23 million in funds, as of April.
