{"id":2407305,"date":"2025-02-27T05:55:59","date_gmt":"2025-02-27T10:55:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/colorado-governor-criticizes-federal-suspension-of-ev-charger-program-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-02-27T05:57:32","modified_gmt":"2025-02-27T10:57:32","slug":"colorado-governor-criticizes-federal-suspension-of-ev-charger-program-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/colorado-governor-criticizes-federal-suspension-of-ev-charger-program-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Colorado governor criticizes federal suspension of EV charger program &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcolorado-governor-criticizes-federal-suspension-of-ev-charger-program-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2407305&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Colorado Governor Jared Polis \u2064has expressed strong criticism of the Trump management&#8217;s decision to suspend federal funding for the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) program, which \u2064was set to provide Colorado with $57 million for the\u2062 installation of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-pressures-gop-on-infrastructure\/\" title=\"White House Pressures GOP on Infrastructure\">electric vehicle charging stations<\/a> through 2026.The NEVI\u2062 program, part of\u2063 the 2021 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, aimed to create a nationwide network of charging\u2063 stations, benefitting state initiatives\u200c towards <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/europe-copes-with-high-inflation-amid-self-destructive-energy-policies\/\" title=\"Europe Copes With High Inflation Amid Self-Destructive Energy Policies\">electric vehicle adoption<\/a>. Polis argued\u2064 that the suspension jeopardizes efforts to\u200c promote electric vehicles, which he claims save money and improve air quality. \u200d <\/p>\n<p>Despite the suspension,\u2063 Colorado has not halted its installation projects, and the state has already \u200bopened two NEVI-funded charging stations. Looking ahead, Colorado aims to\u2062 transition to\u200b nearly all <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-administration-imposes-new-fuel-efficiency-regulations-aiming-for-zero-emissions-future\/\" title=\"Biden Administration Imposes New Fuel Efficiency Regulations, Aiming For \u2018Zero-Emissions Future\u2019\">light-duty vehicles<\/a>\u200d being electric by 2050, with a target of having 940,000\u2063 electric vehicles on the roads by\u2062 2030. Currently, there are over 161,000 \u200belectric\u2062 vehicles \u200cin \u2063the \u2064state, and the\u2062 administration remains\u200d optimistic about achieving its clean transportation goals.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Colorado governor criticizes federal suspension of EV charger program<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2021784\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>(The Center Square)&nbsp;&ndash; Gov. Jared Polis is criticizing the Trump administration for suspending federal funding to state electric vehicle infrastructure plans, a program that Colorado was utilizing.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;Electric vehicles are saving people money and protecting our air,&rdquo; Polis, a Democrat, said of the suspension. &ldquo;The Trump administration is trying to put Colorado EV drivers in a pothole.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Colorado was&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.codot.gov\/programs\/innovativemobility\/electrification\/nevi-plan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>set to receive<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;$57 million in federal monies as a part of the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Grant program through 2026, all meant to fund the installation of <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">public electric vehicle charging stations<\/a> across the state.<\/p>\n<p>The NEVI program was a national initiative funded by the federal 2021 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and dedicated $5 billion to building a nationwide network of public electric vehicle charging stations along highways.<\/p>\n<p>The program&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.colorado.gov\/governor\/news\/governor-polis-colorado-energy-office-and-colorado-department-transportation-announce-173#:~:text=CEO%20expects%20the%20first%20of,visit%20the%20DCFC%20Plazas%20webpage.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>was expected<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;to fund 172 new fast charging ports at 29 locations across Colorado in multiple rounds, with the state also investing $48 million through the first three rounds. According to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.colorado.gov\/governor\/news\/governor-polis-colorado-energy-office-and-colorado-department-transportation-announce-173#:~:text=CEO%20expects%20the%20first%20of,visit%20the%20DCFC%20Plazas%20webpage.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>a press release<\/strong><\/a>, Polis has long &ldquo;led the charge&rdquo; for the NEVI program.<\/p>\n<p>Yet, following the appointment of new leadership in the U.S. Department of Transportation in early February, the Federal Highway Administration announced the temporary suspension of the NEVI program, pending a review of its policies.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Effective immediately, no new obligations may occur under the NEVI Formula Program until the updated final NEVI Formula Program Guidance is issued and new state plans are submitted and approved,&rdquo; said Emily Biondi, associate administrator at the FHWA.<\/p>\n<p>While some states have paused their installations due to confusion around the federal suspension of the program and what that means for funding, the Colorado Department of Transportation has made no such announcement.<\/p>\n<p>So far, only 58 charging stations&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/evstates.org\/awards-dashboard\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>have opened<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;up across the country as a part of NEVI, with 895 conditionally awarded. With those 58 stations costing $31 million altogether, each station cost about $527,300 to install.<\/p>\n<p>Colorado has had two NEVI-funded electric vehicle charging stations&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/evstates.org\/awards-dashboard\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>officially open<\/strong><\/a>, one in Frisco (costing $510,000 with 12 charging ports) and the other in Longmont (costing $285,000 with eight charging ports).<\/p>\n<p>For Colorado, the NEVI program was part of a broader plan by the state to move towards electric vehicles.<\/p>\n<p>Long-term, the state hopes that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/evs-made-up-more-than-10-of-all-sales-in-third-quarter-of-2023\/\" title=\"EVs accounted for over 10% of total sales in Q3 2023\">light-duty electric vehicles<\/a> will make up &ldquo;nearly 100%&rdquo; of the market share by 2050.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The state envisions the large-scale transition of Colorado&rsquo;s transportation system to zero emission vehicles,&rdquo; said&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1R2WEarx6n2_pXXtd68tGV8ou6yrYoPMV\/view\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Colorado&rsquo;s 2023 Electric Vehicle Plan<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This includes 940,000 electric vehicles on Colorado roads by 2030. While the state says the ability to meet that goal has &ldquo;never been better,&rdquo; it currently has &ldquo;more than 161,000 EVs on Colorado roads.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2021784\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2021784\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Colorado governor slams federal halt of EV charger funding<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2407306,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/jared-polis-hunter-biden-pardon.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[6024,32820,51202,4173,32076],"class_list":["post-2407305","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-colorado","tag-ev-chargers","tag-federal-program","tag-governor","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/jared-polis-hunter-biden-pardon.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2407305","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2407305"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2407305\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2407309,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2407305\/revisions\/2407309"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2407306"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2407305"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2407305"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2407305"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}