Trump’s new ‘Buy American’ requirement for EV charging would dramatically curtail build-out
Published: (February 10, 2026 at 05:30 PM EST)
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Source: The Verge
Source: The Verge
Overview
It seems clear at this point to say that Donald Trump does not want to spend a single dime on EV charging. He tried to freeze $5 billion in funding for the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) program, which was approved as part of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. When a federal judge ordered the government to unfreeze the funds, his administration came up with a new tactic to stall the plan.
The U.S. Department of Transportation announced that EV chargers must now be built in the United States, with components that also originate in the United States, in order to receive federal funding. Under the proposal, EV chargers would need to boost their U.S.-…