16 States, DC Sue Over $2B EV Charging Funds

Sixteen states and the District of Columbia filed a federal lawsuit on Tuesday against the Trump administration, alleging the unlawful withholding of more than $2 billion in funding for electric vehicle charging infrastructure programs established by Congress.

The suit, lodged in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington, targets the Department of Transportation and the Federal Highway Administration for halting disbursements from two grant initiatives created under the 2021 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. These include the $1.8 billion Charging and Fueling Infrastructure Grant program, aimed at building and maintaining EV chargers and hydrogen fueling stations, and the $350 million Electric Vehicle Charger Reliability and Accessibility Accelerator program, focused on repairing and upgrading existing chargers.

The lawsuit is led by attorneys general from California and Colorado, with participation from Arizona, Delaware, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, and the District of Columbia, along with Pennsylvania's governor. Plaintiffs argue that the administration's actions...