The Trump administration announced Thursday that it had suspended funding for the construction of a Biden-era electric vehicle (EV) charger program.
The Ministry of Transport said Thursday. letter Transportation personnel have suspended funding for the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Formula Program Establishment This marks the latest move from the Trump Vance administration, which has overturned various Biden-era green energy policies to deploy a network of EV chargers across the United States with the Biden Harris administration in November 2021. Masu.
Former President Joe Biden has pledged to build a network of 500,000 EV chargers nationwide through the NEVI program by 2030, but his efforts have been hampered by numerous slowdowns. In particular, Biden's EV charging program has been around for now. It can be assigned Amazing $5 billion in funding. (Related: Biden, Newsom's EV Push Adds Another Wrinkle to Californian Wildfire Evacuation Plan)
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The latest announcement from DOT comes after the agency announced on January 28th that it has now overturned Biden's strict fuel economy standards. Despite the large-scale push by the Biden Harris administration to adopt EVs as part of Biden's signature climate agenda, the US EV market has faced poor consumer demand in recent years.
Since returning to the White House on January 20th, President Donald Trump has made several moves to rescind his Biden-era energy policy. Presidential Order “Unleash” American energy. Trump's Energy Department Chairman Chris Wright signed his first secretary order on Wednesday to begin overturning some of Biden's clean energy regulations.
On the campaign trail, Trump has pledged to “revolutionize” the US auto industry and also vowed to abolish Biden's EV policies, calling them “sane.” In particular, the coalition of green energy activists and businesses began lobbying on Capitol Hill Wednesday to protect the Biden-Harris administration's Green Energy Tax Credit.
“We have leveraged the unique authority provided under the NEVI Formula Program to ensure that the program operates efficiently and effectively and aligns with current US DOT policies and priorities. “The DOT spokesman said in a statement shared with the Daily Caller News Foundation. “While there may not be any new obligations under the program during this process, reimbursements of existing obligations will continue to be made to avoid disrupting current financial commitments.”
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