Ruling that restores EV charging obligations and parallel litigation over discretionary grants raises broader questions about federal funding predictability
A federal ruling restoring electric vehicle charging funds spotlights the boundaries of executive authority to pause federal infrastructure law transportation dollars already authorized by Congress.
After a federal judge blocked USDOT from freezing approved plans, states can again move forward with NEVI-funded EV charging projects that had stalled.
The federal government shutdown may be nearing an end after 41 days, but USDOT, EPA, and the Corps face weeks of delays as agencies reopen under tight funding limits by Jan. 30.
New officials at the Federal Highway Administration, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration and the Dept. of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy were confirmed Sept. 18 by the Senate en bloc along a party-line vote.
The Federal Highway Administration has released a extensive blueprint for implementing the use of vehicle-to-everything, or V2X, connectivity through 2036.