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Press Mention WUSF September 13, 2025

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Trump plugged back into bankrolling EV chargers. When will Florida see more?

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The Trump administration reversed its freeze on the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Formula Program after legal challenges, introducing new regulations to reduce requirements. Stephen Smith of the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy warns that eliminating mandates to serve disadvantaged communities could leave underserved areas behind, emphasizing that EVs' lower maintenance costs make them valuable for low-to-moderate income households. Florida, despite being eligible for nearly $200 million in federal EV charging funding, has yet to open applications or deploy the money.

Nobody should be left behind in this transportation revolution that's happening. There is very clear evidence that EVs, because of their lower maintenance, are very valuable to people who are on low to moderate incomes.

Stephen A. Smith
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