The GSA Is Shutting Down Its EV Chargers

The General Services Administration (GSA) is shutting down its nationwide electric vehicle (EV) chargers, deeming them 'not mission critical.' The U.S. government agency also plans to offload newly purchased EVs, reversing initiatives from the Biden administration aimed at transitioning the federal vehicle fleet to electric. The Verge reports: The GSA currently operates several hundred EV chargers across the country, with approximately 8,000 plugs that are available for government-owned EVs as well as federal employees' personally owned vehicles.

The official guidance instructing federal workers to begin the process of shutting down the chargers will be announced internally next week, according to a source with knowledge of the plans. Some regional offices have been told to start taking their chargers offline, according to an email viewed by The Verge. 'As GSA has worked to align with the current administration, we have received direction that all GSA owned charging stations are not mission critical,' the email reads.

The GSA is working on the timing of canceling current network contracts that keep the EV chargers operational. Once those contracts are canceled, the stations will be taken out of service and 'turned off at the breaker,' the email reads. Other chargers will be turned off starting next week. 'Neither Government Owned Vehicles nor Privately Owned Vehicles will be able to charge at these charging stations once they're out of service,' it concludes.

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