The UNPLUG EVs Act would eliminate federal funding for two electric vehicle infrastructure programs by rescinding unspent money that had been appropriated but not yet committed to projects. Specifically, the bill would cancel all remaining funds for charging and fueling grants under federal highway law and the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Formula Program, which were established under the 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. The reclaimed money would be returned to the U.S. Treasury to help reduce the federal deficit rather than being used for EV charging station construction or deployment. The bill would affect states and localities that had applied for or were expecting to receive these grants to build out charging networks, as well as any companies or organizations planning to participate in these programs. No new funding or timeline is involved; the bill simply terminates existing but unspent allocations.
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