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California Leads Lawsuit Over Trump's EV Charging Funding Change

Donald Trump has long been hostile to electric vehicles and has ordered the withholding of funding for a network of chargers (Credit: AFP)

Donald Trump's order to withhold $5 billion earmarked to grow the electric vehicle charging network in the United States is being challenged in court by more than a dozen states, California officials said Wednesday.

The lawsuit is the latest attempt by a coalition of largely liberal jurisdictions looking to push back on what they see as the American president's overreach, especially on environmental issues.

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