The FHWA has issued a directive suspending all state plans for EV infrastructure deployment under the NEVI Formula Program.

Federal Highway Administration officials said they were suspending the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure program.

In the last quarterly update from the Joint Office of Energy and Transportation regarding the NEVI program, there were 204,000 EV charging ports available in the national charging network. The current toal as of publication is about 211,000.

Groups representing truck stops and other fuel retailers applauded the administration's decision to reassess the program rather than end it. Also: Electric Freightliner, Volvo trucks recalled; hazard-light issue promps recall of Kenworths,

The Trump administration on Thursday told states it was blocking money for electric vehicle chargers, including $71 million for Washington, one of the latest steps by the White House to halt Biden-era funding.

The bid to freeze the money upends how the federal government delivers funding to states and may violate court orders issued this week.

Revel landed a $60 million loan to build chargers in New York, and a group of automakers launched a push to build rest stop-style charging stations nationally.

Across the country, the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) program, part of the 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act signed into law under then-President Joe Biden, is set to provide $5 billion to states for projects that expand the nation’s EV charging infrastructure.