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EV Charging Networks Plug Back Into Biden Bucks
The $5 billion federal program for charging stations is very much alive, after Trump tried to kill it.
An EV charges at a ChargePoint charging station in Hudson, New York.
Photographer: Angus Mordant/BloombergIt’s been a tough road for electric car charging networks in the US, but they have tapped into a new, old customer: the federal government.
Dollars from the $5 billion infrastructure program that Joe Biden’s White House crafted to speed EV adoption and cut emissions are flowing again after the Trump Administration froze the funds at the start of this year. In June, a federal court overturned the suspension and states hustled to revamp their charging plans.