Trump wants to end the $7.5B bipartisan EV charger buildout. Can he? Trump has targeted EV charging grants that are helping build chargers on highways and in ​“charging deserts” in red and blue states alike. But experts say federal agencies can’t legally hold back funds authorized by Congress.

https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/ev-charging/trump-wants-to-end-the-7-5b-bipartisan-ev-charger-buildout-can-he

by mafco

25 comments

  1. Musk knows Tesla’s way over valued and wants the government to prevent anyone else from competing.

  2. Legal to block.the funding? No. But Trump doesn’t care. Let people sue to get the money released up to SCOTUS. And even then don’t release it. Who will make him?

  3. Spoiler alert: he can’t.

    An act of Congress requires an act of Congress.

  4. You fools know the electric grid can’t handle barely handle what it takes now, you clowns really think it can handle for electric vehicles? Grow up!

  5. Must be amazing to live in a country that can just throw away established infrastructure, on political whim.

    How can the corporations develop any sort of long-time planning if the country keeps flip flopping on economic agendas and other regulatory bodies.

    Yes I’m fully aware that most boards only look at the next quarter, because that quarter and quarter over quarter derives their compensation.

    Edit. Yes Canada does it too. A conservative government a few years ago canceled a closely complete natural gas power plant, the cancellation fees came out to me more than completing and running the plant for several years. All for nothing.

  6. I personally would like to see this money better spent on special programs that benefit society. 

    Like the president’s Inauguration Fund, for starters.  I hear it is already running low.

  7. Legally, no. But he will “try” anyway. Some of the funds have already been disbursed or contracted. Congress could possibly repeal appropriations for unexpended or uncommitted funds, but that seems somewhat unlikely. The Executive branch cannot impound or appropriate new spending.

    EVs are a growing market, and developing infrastructure will be important to making this market sector more successful. Success = jobs and economic activity. This shouldn’t be hard to figure out.

  8. Apparently, a dictator can do anything he damn well pleases. What Constitution?

  10. All these effers that don’t even drive deciding what we can and can’t do…. Smh

  11. Ultimately part of his playbook is to redefine what is legal for the role of president. So, this will get challenged and he may or may not win. It’s an official act so it’s likely the current Supreme Court would say one man gets to overcome the will of the congress that represents the constituents. Ie we have a king now.

  12. How many chargers has the $7.5 billion built so far? 10? 20?

  13. This is the same 7.5 billion that has only built 20 changing stations?

    How is this even a debate? They are stealing our tax money.

  14. They have only built one. A complete failure. We need the private sector with some incentives to pick this up. Not the government.

  16. We need this infrastructure built out our we will never be EV ready.

  17. US military budget is nearly 850 billion dollars a year , so not 1% for EVs that people paid taxes for .

  18. OP question for you weren’t the materials and other money set aside for the border wall approved by Congress under Trumps first term?

  20. Executive icandowhateverthefuckiwant.gif privilege. SCOTUS already decided this immunity and we can’t even imagine how bad it’ll be.

  21. that is the law, trump can’t redirect money, he works for us to implement what our congress passed into the budget

  22. He is going to let Elon privatize it 🙂 a subscription to recharge your car is the future of gas. 

  23. He can, but it would be illegal.  It would lead to a constitutional crisis and would require impeachment to remedy.  So, he can do whatever he wants for the next 2 years, and he will.  Thank a Republican for the US’ new 👑.

  24. Like when Obama made fun of him, Scotland put wind turbines out in front of his golf course view. He just goes into his little kid fit when things don’t go good for him, thus creating vengeance like a school yard bully.

  25. OK cool.

    Who’s going to stop him?

    Cause near as I can tell almost everything he’s done since becoming POTUS is shit he “can’t” do. Hasn’t stopped him from doing it. Nor has anyone stepped in.

    One of the IGs he illegally fired showed up to work and was escorted out.

    So again, who’s going to stop him?

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