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Trump Admin Slams Brakes On Government's Adoption Of Electric Vehicles

"The Trump administration has halted much of the federal government's adoption of electric vehicles into its massive fleet of cars and trucks.

The U.S. General Services Administration, which orders many of the vehicles and owns EV chargers used by other federal agencies, has "temporarily suspended" orders of zero-emission vehicles, stopped the installation of new EV charging stations, and ordered some existing stations to be shut down, according to internal memos obtained by NPR and Colorado Public Radio.

"All existing charging stations that are deemed not to be mission-critical should be disconnected from the network and turned off," reads a March 3 memo on EV chargers signed by Michael Peters, the new commissioner of the GSA's Public Buildings Service, appointed by President Trump."

Nathaniel Minor reports for NPR March 12, 2025.

Source: NPR, 03/13/2025