Posted on 02/25/2025 12:41:19 PM PST by Signalman
Why is he doing this?
I assume we taxpayers pay for the fuel in either case.
If they replace government electric vehicles, then there’s no need for electric charging stations for electric vehicles.
This truly is a Trump ZOT.
Those people can trade in their EVs for Hybrids which get good mileage and don’t requiring recharging. Or not.
“… These EV chargers were available for government-issued EVs as well as those personally owned by federal employees….”
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Jeez… another reason for federal employees NOT to go in to their office… TRUMP’S elimination if their opportunity to access a free full charge of their EV’s battery.
There are many employees who get free charging at these stations.
Do you get free gas when you park at work?
I didn’t think so.
You can bet we are for the private ones as well.
Sounds like he’s opening the door for a privately owned company to see if there is a market for such a service. A service which could possibly create a few jobs, a service which could generate tax revenue. Sounds like an opportunity for the free market and competition, the government doesn’t need to be involved.
Elon Musk may not care, but Tesla shareholders m8ght
If we can get electric car owners fed up with their job conditions, then we can see more voluntary resignations.
Don’t turn them off. Add credit card readers to them and charge for the refills.
Would this be more clearer to some confused people here if he was getting rid of government gas pumps that employees were taking energy from, as well as fueling government vehicles?
Sell them to Chargepoint. Let Fedzilla make a token amount on sales.
This seems petty to me. We’ve already paid for the charging stations. It’s no a perk for Federal employees... ones that actually come to the office. I’m OK with that.
It is possible for Trump to overstep here.
At this time, one shouldn’t question what Trump is doing. Rather, ask yourself what YOU are doing to straighten your own life out and get back to right thinking.
If there were ever a signal example of how out of control, bloated, and unaccountable the government is, this is it.
Every citizen should be able to log onto a website for any organization or project and see at a glance how much was appropriated, how much was spent, and what the current status is with a relative degree of accuracy.
The fact that it is "unclear" (meaning "impossible to know") speaks volumes.
as he cuts non-essentials i sure hope he is notifying Congress (Thune and Johnson) to make corresponding cuts in their spending.
This (if they are not doing something similar already).
My guess is this article is missing some important detail, like the chargers are obsolete.
Let me guess, the charging is “free”
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