States, Environmentalists Sue Trump Over Billions in Funding Freezes for EV Charging

Inside Climate News · By Lisa Sorg · last updated May 23, 2025 – 8:45 AM

Congress appropriated funds in the 2021 infrastructure bill for a national network of electric vehicle charging stations. The administration, which opposes EVs in favor of gasoline-power vehicles, has frozen the money.

By Lisa Sorg

Sixteen states, the District of Columbia and more than a half dozen environmental groups have alleged in a lawsuit that the Trump administration has indefinitely and unlawfully frozen funds for a nationwide electric vehicle program.

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