The Trump administration has frozen funding for a $5 billion program to build a nationwide network of electric vehicle charging stations.
The Federal Highway Administration sent a letter Thursday to state transportation departments, telling them “no new funding obligations may occur” under the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure program.
The agency said it was suspending approved state implementation plans, which allow states to access NEVI funds automatically allocated through a congressionally created formula. FHA is also pausing approval of new plans; states submit plans annually, describing where and how they plan to build the chargers.
The move comes after two federal judges ordered the Trump administration to end its wide-ranging freeze on federal aid.
