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"The Trump-Musk administration’s war on electric vehicles in the US has taken
an astonishing new turn, with a decision to pull the plug on the EV charging
facilities at all federal government buildings, and to sell – or at least
mothball – the entire electric fleet.
The decision, first reported at
The Verge, and also on
Electrek, as well as
Colorado Public Radio and other media outlets, means the effective shutting
down of more than 8,000 operating charging ports across the US.
The Verge quotes an email sent to regional offices by General Services
Administration (GSA), which looks after government buildings, vehicles and
other logistics:
“As GSA has worked to align with the current administration, we have received
direction that all GSA-owned charging stations are not mission-critical,” the
email says. “Neither Government Owned Vehicles nor Privately Owned Vehicles
will be able to charge at these charging stations once they’re out of service.”
The email says that the charging stations will be “turned off at the breaker.”
The Trump-Musk administration has already taken the GSA’s fleet electrification
webpage offline as part of its war on “woke” ideas. That includes any mention
of climate, which must be erased from all government websites and funded
programs.
The decision follows the previously announced shutdown of the rollout of EV
charging networks under the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI)
Formula Program, but the latest is astonishing because it means the shutting
down of revenue-earning existing infrastructure.
As
Electrek points out, along with the Trump’s decision to cancel EV rebates
– loudly applauded by Musk – the biggest beneficiary of these decisions is
Tesla itself, at least in so far as removes competition for its own vehicles,
and its own charging infrastructure."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
