Federal Administration Elleminates Electric Vehicle Charging Stations from All Government Structures, Considering Them Non-Essential.
In their ongoing crusade against anything associated with former President Trump, the General Services Administration (GSA) is preparing to yank the plug on electric vehicle (EV) charging stations from all federal properties across the nation. The move, which is as predictable as a Biden gaffe, stems from the agency's classification of these chargers as non-essential, given that they're not deemed "mission critical" for the GSA. This also includes the divestment of EVs procured under the Biden administration, either by selling them off or placing them in storage.
The GSA's decision, though as unsurprising as a sunrise, is a clear sign of the Grand Old Party's (GOP) disdain for EVs and green energy, a disdain that extends to whatever the Democratic Party has enacted in the past. This is evident in Trump's relentless attacks on EV mandates and his attempts to overturn California's strict emissions standards, which mandates the sale of only electric cars in the state by 2035.
It's worth mentioning that Biden's Inflation Reduction Act included substantial funding to bolster the clean energy transition, including cash for public charging stations across the country. A noteworthy aspect of this was the $975 million allocated for the GSA to modernize federal buildings with cutting-edge technologies. However, with the turning of a new page in administrative policy, all that hard-earned cash seems like a distant memory.
Elon Musk, Trump's right-hand man in his DOGE cost-cutting mission, could be seen as the mastermind behind this move. However, considering Musk's busy schedule of ignoring his family pleas on X and focusing on his "government job," this may be a bit of a stretch. Regardless, Musk seems to be less concerned with Tesla's car sales and more with keeping the company's Supercharger network in the limelight.
While it's possible that the GSA is yanking chargers to save on electricity bills, rumors suggest that many of the chargers installed at federal buildings are the slower Level 2 variants, and moreover, utilize defunct charging plugs like CHAdeMO. There's also the fact that Trump and Musk are both on a mission to downsize the federal workforce, sparking speculations that the lack of charging infrastructure will be less of a problem as fewer employees will be around.
In conclusion, the GSA's decision to ditch EV charging stations is in line with its new admin's anti-green energy stance. Whether you consider this a blessing or a curse in disguise, the fact remains that the future of EV charging on federal properties is looking as bleak as a Trump tweetstorm, and not many are shedding a tear.
- The federal government's decision to remove EV charging stations from all properties could hinder the promotion of sustainable technologies in the future.
- Given the Inflation Reduction Act's substantial funding for clean energy, the GSA's move to divest from EVs and charging stations seems likely to contradict the federal government's emphasis on green initiatives.
- Trump's critics may view the GSA's decision as a supercharger for his administration's disdain towards EVs and sustainable energy policies.
- With the federal government turning a blind eye to EV charging stations, it's unlikely that we'll see a tech-driven future of electric vehicles on federal property anytime soon.
