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The bill cuts federal spending and administrative burden by ending federal EV charging grant programs (including NEVI), but risks slower charger deployment, increased costs and uncertainty for states, localities, businesses, and reduced progress on emissions reductions.
Taxpayers: federal spending is reduced by eliminating the charging/fueling infrastructure grant program and terminating NEVI program obligations.
State and local governments and contractors: removing the NEVI program and its grant conditions reduces federal mandates and some compliance burdens for jurisdictions and small contractors.
Federal agencies: statutory code is simplified and administrative burden is reduced by deleting a now-terminated grant program.
Drivers and EV owners (especially in rural areas): deployment of EV chargers and alternative fueling stations is likely to slow, reducing access and convenience for everyday travel.
States, localities, small businesses, and utilities: loss of federal grant funding and planning support will increase costs and hinder businesses and agencies that build and operate charging infrastructure.
Communities and contractors: ending the program creates planning uncertainty, potential stranded investments, and may force states/locals to replace lost federal funding, increasing budget pressure.
Based on analysis of 3 sections of legislative text.
Eliminates the federal charging and fueling infrastructure grant program, terminates the NEVI Formula Program, and rescinds unobligated NEVI funds.
Introduced February 21, 2025 by Tony Wied · Last progress February 21, 2025
Repeals the federal charging and fueling infrastructure grant program and terminates the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Formula Program, rescinding any unobligated NEVI funds and prohibiting future use of federal funds to carry out that program. It also updates statutory cross-references to remove the repealed grant provisions. The bill makes technical changes to existing highway law and the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to delete the grant authority and to ensure related citations and numbering are corrected after the repeal.