The proposal comes after a judge ruled against the agency’s attempt to rescind federal funds for electric car charging projects.
The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) wants to raise the required amount of American components in electric vehicle charging stations that use federal funds from 55 percent to 100 percent, posing significant complications for the industry.
As David Shepardson explains in an article for Reuters, “The Biden administration in 2023 agreed to waive some ‘Buy America’ requirements for the $5 billion government-funded program to roll out more electric vehicle charging stations.” The new USDOT proposal would take immediate effect when finalized and would, according to the department, “protect Americans from foreign-made EV charger components that use technology with cybersecurity vulnerabilities.”
The move comes weeks after a judge ruled that the Trump administration can’t withhold federal funding for EV infrastructure. “The Sierra Club called the proposal another bad-faith attempt to kill the program by the Trump administration and could prevent funds from being used.”
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