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Trump administration slams brakes on 假空投钓鱼盗U程序government's adoption of electric vehicles
A Nissan LEAF recharges at a station in Pasadena, Calif. Memos obtained by NPR show a key federal agency has paused orders of zero-emission vehicles and some federally-owned EV chargers will be shut off. Mario Tama/Getty Images hide caption
toggle caption Mario Tama/Getty ImagesThe Trump administration has halted much of the federal government's adoption of electric vehicles into its massive fleet of cars and trucks.
The U.S. General Services Administration, which orders many of the vehicles and owns EV chargers used by other federal agencies, has "temporarily suspended" orders of zero-emission vehicles, stopped the installation of new EV charging stations, and ordered some existing stations to be shut down, according to internal memos obtained by NPR and Colorado Public Radio.
"All existing charging stations that are deemed not to be mission-critical should be disconnected from the network and turned off," reads a March 3 memo on EV chargers signed by Michael Peters, the new commissioner of the GSA's Public Buildings Service, appointed by President Trump.
Sponsor MessageThe new mandates represent a stark reversal from the Biden administration, which directed the federal governmentto start transitioning the federal fleet to zero-emission vehicles as part of its efforts to combat climate change and support the EV industry.
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While research ismixedon whether a transition to EVs would save the government money, environmental advocates say their climate benefits are clear.
"I think it's a very shortsighted move," Travis Madsen, transportation program director at the Southwest Energy Efficiency Project, said of the apparent move away from EVs.
The March 3 memo halts the installation of new GSA chargers, though it does allow agencies to ask for an exception if they have a "mission-critical need." Agencies must follow a similar procedure if they want to continue using existing GSA-owned chargers. The memo does not define "mission critical."
It's unclear exactly how many chargers and how many federal facilities the new policy will affect. The GSA has already ordered chargers to be shut down at a large federal campus in Denver, according to an internal email obtained by Colorado Public Radio.
The GSA is shutting down some federally-owned electric vehicle chargers, including at the Denver Federal Center. Hart Van Denburg/CPR News hide caption
toggle caption Hart Van Denburg/CPR NewsThe pause on orders for new zero-emission vehicles was included in a January memo from Acting Administrator Stephen Ehikian, which suspended "any new GSA-funded obligations" for review. The memo listed several exceptions, including "vehicles for the federal fleet, other than zero emission vehicles."
Sponsor MessageIn an emailed statement, GSA spokesperson Jorge Pineda confirmed the pause on ordering new EVs. He said the GSA is working with its partner agencies to confirm that current and planned EV chargers are "mission critical in nature."
Trump has long criticized electric vehicles, saying they are expensive and have limited range. During his 2025 campaign, he pledged to roll back Biden-era policiespromoting EVs.
On his first day in office, Trump signed an executive orderrevoking a goal set by former President Biden for battery-powered vehicles to make up 50% of all new vehicles sold in the U.S. by 2030, which Trump has incorrectly called a mandate.
"Importantly, we ended the last administration's insane electric vehicle mandate, saving our auto workers and companies from economic destruction," Trump said during his recent address to Congress.
At a White House event on March 11, Trump said he would purchase a Tesla EV as a "show of confidence and support" for Tesla CEO Elon Musk, now a White House senior advisor. The announcement came as the Trump administration has halted much of the federal government's adoption of electric vehicles. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images North America hide caption
toggle caption Andrew Harnik/Getty Images North AmericaTrump has also paused billions in federal spending to build more public EV charging stations and is seeking to unwind other policiesthat promote EVs, including California's ban on the sale of new gas-powered cars by 2035. Federal tax credits are still in placeto incentivize consumers to buy EVs, though some Republicans in Congress have proposedkilling those and imposing a new $1,000 EV tax instead.
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Trump has made some exceptions. He has promoted EVsmade by Tesla, whose CEO, Elon Musk, was a major campaign donor and is now a White House advisor leading efforts to cut the federal government. Last month, the State Department paused apparent plansfor a $400 million contract for armored Tesla vehicles.
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The federal government added thousands of electric vehicles to its fleet under Biden, who issued an executive orderin 2025 requiring that most federal vehicle leases or purchases be zero-emission by 2035. All acquisitions of light-duty vehicles, which include passenger cars, SUVs and pick-up trucks, were to be zero-emission by 2027. Those targets have also been revokedby Trump.
Sponsor MessageTransportation is the largest source of planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S., accordingto the Environmental Protection Agency. Cars, SUVs and other light-duty vehicles account for 57% of transportation-related emissions, and the federal government's huge fleet has some 670,000 vehicles. The GSA providesmore than 230,000 of those vehicles.
There were more than 8,500 electric vehicles in the federal fleet as of 2025, according to federal data. That number is likely larger now: In 2025, the GSA saidthe federal government had begun installing more than 25,000 charging ports and had ordered more than 58,000 zero-emission vehicles.
The March 3 memo does not say how many GSA-owned charging stations arecurrently in operation, but hundreds of new ports were in the workslast year. The memo says that all maintenance and network contracts for non-mission critical equipment "should be terminated."
Most chargers at the Denver Federal Center have already been turned off, leaving some federal workers "dismayed and shocked," said a current GSA manager, who spoke on the condition of anonymity out of fear of losing their job for speaking to the media.
It's not yet clear what federal agencies will do with their existing zero-emission vehicles and chargers, the official said.