Is NEVI dead?

[Texas Dan]

The Executive Order on the 21st January halted funding under the 2021 Infrastructure Act and specifically targets NEVI funding. I was really looking forward to the sea change in charging infrastructure that NEVI was going to provide, now it looks like we are going to have to wait until the next administration to see significant growth in charging infrastructure. Thank god I got my Tesla adapter.

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[Texas Dan]

PS; I wouldn’t be surprised to see the NEVI funding diverted to building a border wall.

 

[mrau]

I wouldn’t be surprised to see the NEVI funding diverted to building a border wall.

Maybe, if they put a DC Fast charger on the wall every 5 miles it might qualify.

 

[bmwhitetx]

The Executive Order on the 21st January halted funding under the 2021 Infrastructure Act and specifically targets NEVI funding. I was really looking forward to the sea change in charging infrastructure that NEVI was going to provide, now it looks like we are going to have to wait until the next administration to see significant growth in charging infrastructure. Thank god I got my Tesla adapter.

I'm not sure it was ever alive TBH, at least in Texas. Of the 91 sites that were funded in Texas for Phase 1, only 3 are open (two are Tesla) and a handful under construction.

Since that grant money has already been awarded to the state and contracts awarded to dozens of applicants, I presume it can't be clawed back. If they build those 91, it will be a good improvement.

 

[luebri]

I'm not sure it was ever alive TBH, at least in Texas. Of the 91 sites that were funded in Texas for Phase 1, only 3 are open (two are Tesla) and a handful under construction.

Since that grant money has already been awarded to the state and contracts awarded to dozens of applicants, I presume it can't be clawed back. If they build those 91, it will be a good improvement.

Agree, My guess is all the Phase 1 awards of each state will go through as I believe that money has been dispersed to the States. We only have 3 installs done so far in Wisconsin out of 53 sites awarded in Phase 1. I surmise there is there are many folks that are in a bit of regret that this bureaucratic bloated mess of a program should have been held accountable to move a little faster during the previous administration.

 

[Henry Ford]

PS; I wouldn’t be surprised to see the NEVI funding diverted to building a border wall.

The law passed by Congress must be executed. The President has limited authority to pause, not stop funding as passed by Congress. It's hard to say if this is a lawful order and I don't think it really matters.

The current Congress's top priority is making the current tax law permanent and reducing taxes as much as possible. They want to eliminate any spending they can to pay for at least some of the tax cuts and EV infrastructure is a lot easier to eliminate than Medicare. If they can cut EV spending to zero to offset tax cuts they are going to do it.

 

[earlyadopt]

PS; I wouldn’t be surprised to see the NEVI funding diverted to building a border wall.

No kidding, while they are at it, build a wall on the Northern board so they can keep the immigrants from fleeing to Canada

 

[chl]

The law passed by Congress must be executed. The President has limited authority to pause, not stop funding as passed by Congress. It's hard to say if this is a lawful order and I don't think it really matters.

The current Congress's top priority is making the current tax law permanent and reducing taxes as much as possible. They want to eliminate any spending they can to pay for at least some of the tax cuts and EV infrastructure is a lot easier to eliminate than Medicare. If they can cut EV spending to zero to offset tax cuts they are going to do it.

The new administration plans (it's in project 2025) to push the limited authority to the max and only the courts can force compliance with the law.

Unfortunately I agree with your assessment of the future of EV infrastructure in the next two years. Maybe after the mid-terms a new congress will get back on track.

 

[Maineiac12]

I agree that the rollout was slower than it should be. It’s also possible that even though money was awarded to states for phase 1 and 2 already, some of those states don’t have the in-house knowledge and are using contractors to write those plans and do some of the legwork and the executive orders will kill the planning and execution for those states who are outsourcing it.

I do wish that the new administration would focus fixing things rather than just throwing out everything. It’s clear there is a need, so let’s come up with a NEVI 2.0 that’s easier to manage and eliminates red tape where necessary to get things moving. Just because the idea started with the other party doesn’t make it bad. I’m so sick of this tendency to want to “own” the other side. We’re all Americans and the goal should be to make the country a better place.

 

[earlyadopt]

The law passed by Congress must be executed. The President has limited authority to pause, not stop funding as passed by Congress. It's hard to say if this is a lawful order and I don't think it really matters.

The current Congress's top priority is making the current tax law permanent and reducing taxes as much as possible. They want to eliminate any spending they can to pay for at least some of the tax cuts and EV infrastructure is a lot easier to eliminate than Medicare. If they can cut EV spending to zero to offset tax cuts they are going to do it.

Great idea and while they are at it, continue to subsidize the oil industry to the tune of 10X the NEVI funding. Makes total sense, put the gear in to "R" for race and here we go, (backwards). Interesting, China will move forward and all the North American governments put a 100% tariff, what a great move to not compete. The big three have put large amounts of future EV developments on hold now. No need to compete when you knee cap other countries.

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