NJ Wins Against Trump in EV Charging Infrastructure Lawsuit

[NJCher]

Actually, it's the entire multistate coalition and a reason I have our AG on my favorite protest sign (see below)

From the NJ Acting Attorney General's web page:

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TRENTON – Acting Attorney General Jennifer Davenport announced a decisive victory in a lawsuit against the Trump Administration for unlawfully withholding bipartisan Congressionally-mandated funding for electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure. Late last week, a U.S. District Court judge ruled in favor of New Jersey in a May 2025 lawsuit filed by a coalition of 17 attorneys general arguing that the federal government must restore the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Formula Program (NEVI) Congress created under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). That funding, totaling $73 million for New Jersey, would go towards electric vehicle charging infrastructure that helps reduce costs for residents and commuters.

“This win puts New Jersey back on track for $73 million in funding unlawfully stripped away through the Trump Administration’s illegal actions,” said Acting Attorney General Davenport. “New Jerseyans want sustainable transportation options, and my office will always fight on behalf of hard-working commuters, residents, and the State’s economy when the federal government oversteps its authority.”

In 2022, Congress passed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, also known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. One provision of the IIJA appropriated $5 billion for the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Formula Program to build electric vehicle charging infrastructure in the states.

On January 20, 2025, President Trump signed an executive order requiring all federal agencies to pause disbursement of funds under the IIJA and the Inflation Reduction Act, including NEVI funding. Even though Congress required the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to fund NEVI, the FHWA notified states in early February that the agency was revoking all previously approved plans to implement NEVI, despite Congress’s directive to fund the program.

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My protest sign:

[NJCher]

1. Note: Jen is now AG

Here's what Matt Platkin said about her appointment:

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“Jen is, without question, one of the finest public servants I have ever known, and will do an extraordinary job as our state’s chief law enforcement officer,” Platkin said. “I cannot think of a better choice, and I commend Governor-Elect Mikie Sherrill for appointing someone of Jen’s caliber.”

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[NNadir]

2. Nobody in NJ can complain about suing the Orange Pedophile's...

...administration right now but I need to state that in New Jersey serviced by the PJM grid, if one includes, as one should, the cost of embodied energy, an electric car has a higher climate impact than an internal combustion powered car.

The reason is that the PJM grid has a lot of coal and gas plants on it. As of this writing, our climate gas intensity is 496 grams of CO₂ per kWh, rather dirty. Almost no solar plant in this State is producing electricity right now as they are all covered with snow and ice, and will be so until mid February, given the long term forecast.

A hybrid car has the lowest impact on this grid.

Our new Governor, Governor Sherrill, has stated she'd like to add nuclear plants to the two we already have. Over the long term this will help, but for now, an electric car is not very clean in New Jersey.