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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Maya Yang

Trump administration suspends $5bn electric vehicle charging program

Tesla cars charging up at a station.
Tesla cars charge up at a Tesla Supercharger in May 2024 in Petaluma, California. Photograph: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

The Trump administration has ordered US states to suspend a $5bn electric vehicle charging station program in a further blow to the environmental movement since the president’s return to the White House.

In a memo issued on Thursday to state transportation directors, the transportation department’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) ordered states not to spend any funds allocated to them under the Biden administration as part of the national electric vehicle infrastructure (NEVI) program.

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