Sponsors (11)
The bill reduces federal spending and administrative burden by terminating NEVI and related charging grant programs, but does so at the likely cost of slower EV charger deployment, lost funding and planning support for states and private developers, planning disruption, and diminished climate benefits.
Taxpayers: Ending the NEVI and related charging/fueling infrastructure grant programs reduces future federal spending and obligations.
Federal, state, and local governments and some contractors: Eliminates a statutory program and associated grant conditions, simplifying the code, lowering administrative burden, and removing program requirements some jurisdictions or contractors found burdensome.
Drivers and EV owners (urban and rural): Likely face slower deployment of EV charging and alternative fueling infrastructure, reducing access and convenience for current and prospective EV users.
Utilities, charging-network developers, small businesses, and private firms: Lose a major federal grant source and planning support for building chargers and fueling stations, harming deployment economics and business plans.
State and local governments and communities: May need to replace lost federal funding, increasing budget pressures or delaying projects (especially in cash-strapped or rural jurisdictions).
Based on analysis of 3 sections of legislative text.
Terminates the NEVI Formula Program, repeals the federal EV charging and fueling infrastructure grant authority, and rescinds unobligated NEVI funds.
Official title: To repeal programs relating to funding for electric vehicle charging infrastructure, and for other purposes.
Introduced February 21, 2025 by Tony Wied · Last progress February 21, 2025
Repeals the federal grant program that supported electric vehicle (EV) charging and fueling infrastructure and terminates the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Formula Program. It rescinds any unobligated funds for that program and prohibits future use of federal funds to carry it out, and makes minor cross-reference cleanups in existing law. The bill takes effect on enactment: it removes the statutory authority for the charging and fueling infrastructure grant program, cancels NEVI going forward, and rescinds unobligated NEVI funds already made available but not obligated.