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Introduced March 5, 2025 by Haley Stevens · Last progress March 5, 2025
The bill directs federal funds and technical coordination to expand wireless and other EV charging—boosting jobs, cleaner air, and access for many communities—while raising upfront costs, complexity, and fiscal demands that may disadvantage smaller or underfunded localities and slow near‑term wired charging expansion.
Local, State, Tribal governments, transit agencies, small businesses, and communities receive federal grants and a $250 million appropriation (available until expended) that expand charging infrastructure and enable projects to start and be completed.
Urban and rural residents experience reduced tailpipe pollution and improved local air quality as expanded charging and electrified fleets support greater EV adoption.
Workers and domestic manufacturers benefit from new construction, installation, maintenance, workforce training, prevailing wages, and Buy America requirements that boost U.S. jobs and supply chains.
Taxpayers and project sponsors face higher upfront costs because Buy America, prevailing‑wage rules, and the higher cost of wireless technologies can raise project prices, potentially reducing the number of projects funded or increasing local matching burdens.
Prioritizing wireless/dynamic charging risks diverting funding and attention away from widely deployed wired charging, which could slow near‑term expansion of standard public charging access.
Smaller, rural, Tribal communities, nonprofits, and small businesses may be disadvantaged by the 20% matching requirement, $25 million per‑award cap, and competitive application rules that favor better‑resourced applicants, worsening access inequities.
Based on analysis of 9 sections of legislative text.
Creates a competitive federal grant program with $250M to fund wireless EV charging infrastructure, with up to 80% federal cost-share and $25M cap per grant.
Creates a new federal competitive grant program to fund construction, installation, improvement, and testing of wireless electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure and related technologies. The program funds wireless charging along roads, in parking lots, airports, and ports; prioritizes projects for light-, medium-, and heavy-duty vehicles, fleets, and public transit; and authorizes $250 million with grants covering up to 80% of project costs and a $25 million cap per grant. Award decisions must consider safety, interoperability, energy efficiency, equity, Buy America rules, and Davis-Bacon prevailing wages; the administering department must publish annual progress reports and may provide technical assistance and workforce development support.