The Ministry of Transport (DOT) has stopped funding for a $ 5 billion infrastructure program, which Tesla has received at least $ 31 million from. Movement is considered widely illegal.
It is the latest attempt by Trump’s administration to eliminate a renewable energy funded by federal funded across the country, a clear priority for the president in the first weeks of the back.
It is also more evidence that Tesla Elon Musk’s CEO policy is increasingly opposed to the target of the car company to promote the transition to sustainable energy. By mid -last year, Tesla had won about 6% of all awards from Nvehicle infrastructure (Nevi) Program, show millions of dollars in the process.
One of the first executive commands signed by Trump in January aims to charge infrastructure programs, including Nevi.
Now, a letter The “new leadership of the Transport Department” wants to “review policies that form the basis of the implementation of the Nevi program”.
The Federal Motorway Administration, the DOT organization that wrote the letter, said it would inform NEVI guidance and publish it for public comments in “Spring”. The DOT section states that no new funding can come up until the new guidance is finalized. Insideevs was The first to mention the letter.
Nevi was part of the infrastructure law of bilateral laws in 2021. Congress had allocated $ 1 billion a year from 2022 to 2026.
Beth Hammon, a senior vehicle charge lawyer at the Natural Resource Defense Council, said in a statement that Trump’s administration “does not have the power to stop it confidently.”
“Stopping Midstream funding will lead to chaos and delays in states throughout the nation. It will throw state efforts into turmoil. It will cause any haul with companies that install chargers and risk their employees’ jobs” he said. “The only winner of this chaos is the oil industry.”
Sierra Club’s net transfer for all directors Katherine García also said the action was illegal and was a “attack on bilateral funding adopted by Congress years ago”.
Trump’s administration is trying to stop the flow of money available by Congress throughout the Government – which Legal experts say it is a major violation of constitutional order.
His administration and budget office announced a freezing spending at government level This has already been addressed with certain legal challenges. It then cancels this note, although it has been reported that They continue some payment traps. Musk, meanwhile, is wither around multiple government services with a team of engineers and technology executives and access to the computer to payment and other sensitive systems.
