Group of Blue state Working together on Wednesday, he sued the Trump administration after halting a program that the Trump administration funded the federally.
The District of Columbia joins 16 states California, Colorado, Washington – In a Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) lawsuit, efforts to shut down Congress will expand the electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure to expand the $5 billion National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Formula Program.
Tesla Supercharged location on Kipling Street, Houston, June 3, 2024. (AP photo/lekan oyekanmi)
president Donald Trump On January 20th, federal agencies required to suspend payments for all funds allocated under the Infrastructure Investment and Employment Act and Inflation Reduction Act, including funding for the NEVI Program.
The Federal Highways Administration notified in February that the state had revoked approval of previous state plans and had revoked withholding or withdrawal of the NEVI Program Fund.
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The lawsuit alleges that the FHWA is acting illegally and destroying the state’s ability to build the charging infrastructure needed to make EVs accessible to more consumers.
They ask the court to declare Trump’s orders illegally, to take action and to stop the administration from withholding funds forever.
California is poised to require 100% of the new cars, trucks and SUVs sold in the state to be powered or hydrogen by 2035. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
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In addition to raising $300 million and $71 million in California and Washington, respectively, the Blue State adopted the zero-emission vehicle standard, each, which required a percentage of vehicles sold in the state to release zero-emissions.
Washington state law requires zero emissions for all new passenger cars, lightweight trucks and medium vehicles sold in the state by 2035.
California State Electric car The infrastructure deployment plan expects California to need hundreds of thousands of additional EV charging ports to support passenger cars and trucks, as well as “gradually more” charging ports for medium and heavy-duty trucks and buses, according to a news release from the state.
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Gov. Gavin Newsom said that actions to halt federal government funding for EV infrastructure were “illegal.” (Amy Sussman/Getty Images)
“If America retreats, China will win,” the California government said. Gavin Newsom I said in the release. “The illegal act of withholding funds for electric vehicle infrastructure is another Trump gift to China. It gives away American innovation and kills thousands of jobs. Instead of hawking Teslas on the White House lawn, President Trump actually helped the nation by helping Elon and releasing this bipolar industry by following the law.”
The lawsuit comes when Democratic politicians, late-night hosts and political commentators are promoting Tesla’s stocks fell sharply And vandalism against the vehicle, dealer, and charging station.
Criminal conduct is linked by the FBI with national protests against Elon Musk’s Government Efficiency Bureau (DOGE).
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California, Colorado and Washington led the lawsuit, joining the attorney generals of Arizona, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont and Wisconsin.
