Dana Nessel is suing President Trump again…this time it’s to force him to spend $5 Billion in EV funding he froze on his first day in office.
Nessel says that the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) appropriated $5 Billion National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Formula Program (NEVI) over five fiscal years. She says that specific to Michigan, the program appropriated $87 Million to the state for fiscal years 2022 through 2025.
She says that Trump pausing the funds is illegal and that approximately $29 Million in congressionally appropriated NEVI funding for Michigan is currently unavailable.
“The Trump Administration’s decision to unilaterally cut off these funds is not only unlawful – it jeopardizes Michigan’s EV infrastructure, while threatening our economic growth and environmental progress,” Nessel said. “I will continue working to protect this critical funding and the future of transportation in our state.”
Attorney General Nessel is joined by the attorneys general of Arizona, California, Colorado, Delaware, District of Columbia, Hawaiʻi, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington, and Wisconsin, as well as the governors of Kentucky and Pennsylvania.
