The Blue State group joined forces Wednesday to sue the Trump administration after halting a federally funded program.
The District of Columbia has joined 16 states, including California, Colorado and Washington, expanding its electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure in a lawsuit over efforts to shut down the Federal Highways Agency (FHWA) Congress's $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 20 required federal agencies to suspend payments for all funds allocated under the Infrastructure Investment and Employment 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's state electric vehicle infrastructure deployment plan expects to require hundreds of thousands of additional EV charging ports and “stage-wise more” charging ports for medium and heavy trucks and buses to support passenger cars and trucks.
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Gov. Gavin Newsom said that actions to halt federal government funding for EV infrastructure were “illegal.” (Amy Sussman/Getty Images)
“When America retreates, China wins,” California Gov. Gavin Newsom 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 as Democratic politicians, late-night hosts and political commentators are promoting Tesla's plunge and vandalism behavior on vehicles, dealers and charging stations.
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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.
