The Trump administration plans to shut down the entire network of federal electric vehicle (EV) chargers, as reported by The Verge. The General Services Administration (GSA), responsible for managing federal buildings, operates hundreds of EV chargers with approximately 8,000 charging plugs available for government and federal employee vehicles.
Guidance for federal workers regarding the shutdown is expected next week, with some regional offices already instructed to take their chargers offline. This decision follows an internal email obtained by Colorado Public Radio, which indicated that charging stations at the Denver Federal Center would be deactivated due to their classification as ’not mission critical.‘
The move aligns with the Trump administration’s broader strategy of reducing government agency operations and scaling back federal support for renewable energy initiatives. This includes cuts to programs that previously funded EV charging infrastructure, which had provided significant financial support to companies like Tesla.
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