Posted on 12/16/2025 2:47:25 PM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
DETROIT (AP) — Sixteen states and the District of Columbia are suing the Trump administration for what they say is the unlawful withholding of over $2 billion in funding for two electric vehicle charging programs.
A federal lawsuit filed Tuesday in Seattle is the latest legal battle that Democratic-led states are pursuing over funding for EV charging infrastructure that they say was obligated to them by Congress under former President Joe Biden, but that the Department of Transportation and Federal Highway Administration are “impounding.”
“The Trump administration’s illegal attempt to stop funding for electric vehicle infrastructure must come to an end,” California Attorney General Rob Bonta said in a release. “This is just another reckless attempt that will stall the fight against air pollution and climate change, slow innovation, thwart green job creation, and leave communities without access to clean, affordable transportation.”
President Donald Trump’s administration has been hostile to EVs and has dismantled several Biden-era policies friendly to cleaner cars and trucks in favor of policies that align with Trump’s oil and gas industry agenda.
The Trump administration has proposed rolling back both tailpipe emissions rules and the gas mileage standards and eliminated fines to automakers for not meeting those standards.
Trump has also repeated incorrect information about the status of the federal charging programs; without all of the funds available, only a fraction of what was obligated has been spent so far.
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“Fewer Than 400 EV Charging Ports Built Despite $7.5 Billion Biden Funding: Watchdog”
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Nothing unbiased about the author of this piece of fake journalism
I can dig it.
Did this primo journalism article say anywhere the 16 names of the states? I did not find it.
Pikers! Wisconsin’s AG (Josh Kaul) has FORTY NINE lawsuits pending against President Trump!
Beat THAT, LOL!
Our lackluster Wisconsin ‘Pubbies’ have FINALLY thrown together a ‘Special Committee’ to investigate Kaul. *Rolleyes*
When the heck did State AGs get all of this POWER and become so POWER HUNGRY? Oh, that’s right! OUTSIDE MONEY from Soros and Bloomberg, et al, telling them what to do IF they want to be re-elected!
So, never mind. *SPIT*
We seriously NEED more Lawyers at the BOTTOM of the OCEAN! (FReeper Lawyers excepted, of course!)
A completely impossible task ... just like the Dims always do with their regulations to take out hydrocarbons.
AP is the leader for the Climate BS propaganda. Relentless and unrestrained.
That would be a 'you get exactly what you asked for'.
I would say this whole thing is a scam.
“”$2 billion in funding for two electric vehicle charging programs.””
What are charging PROGRAMS - not two charging STATIONS, I hope...$1 billion each? That’s big money!!
DECEMBER 13, 2021
FACT SHEET: The Biden-Harris Electric Vehicle Charging Action Plan
The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law makes the most transformative investment in electric vehicle charging in U.S. history that will put us on the path to a convenient and equitable network of 500,000 chargers and make EVs accessible to all Americas for both local and long-distance trips. The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law includes $5 billion in formula funding for states with a goal to build a national charging network.
GEE, they had 4 years and could not pull it off! So this is Trump's fault?
President Trump has been hostile to regulations designed to force EV vehicles.
“President Trump has been hostile to regulations designed to force EV vehicles.”
You say that like it’s a bad thing.
Wahhh!! We can’t pay our big donors the paybacks we promised them.
Money that will go into politicians and their buddies pockets.
Too much eleectricity is used up if chargers are supplied the way EV owners would have them, meaning more charging stations would take up usable current for conventional uses due to distribution of current. My convential gas powered vehicle does everything I need it for & is fully capable of long distance hiway use at the same time and without the usual EV problems (of which there are/can be ..many. And since it was a used car when I got it...it was affordable.
That’s good as there is no way these EVs should be forced on the public when they already have something as good...or better.
Half a million charging stations. That’s a whole lotta sources of free copper.
demoncRATS pushed EVs on the citizenry. Let each state pay for its own recharging stations. Keep federal funding back. Not worth it.
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