The Trump administration has halted funding for a $5-billion program that Congress created to help states build out their electric vehicle charging network

Experts are questioning President Donald Trump’s latest effort to slow the electric vehicle charging buildout in the U.S.

The state hit pause on its EV charging network deployment following new orders from the U.S. Department of Transportation.

Suspension of federal funding for new electric-vehicle charging stations blocks the build-out of a highway charging network for America’s battery-powered cars.

Some have halted work on the Biden-era $5 billion program to build E.V. charging stations. Others plan to keep building. Most are confused.

The Trump administration is rescinding federal funding to build electric vehicle chargers, leaving in doubt $4 million for Maine to build out a network, though a larger sum from Washington is unaffected,

The Federal Highway Administration said the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) program is under review. It was part of the Biden administration's clean energy push.

Federal Highway Administration officials said they were suspending the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure program.

The Trump administration says it is suspending approval for all state funding for planned electric vehicle charging stations, effective immediately.