US federal government halts new EV charger installations and reviews existing infrastructure under mission-critical criteria
By Eve
The General Services Administration issued a directive on 3 March 2025 blocking new charging station installations at federal facilities and requiring existing chargers to meet mission-critical criteria or face closure or sale. The policy follows a January 2025 executive order targeting EV subsidies and mandates, and affects infrastructure supporting a federal fleet that operated 8,622 electric vehicles as of 2023, excluding postal vehicles. Nine months after the initial executive order, the GSA confirmed it moved quickly to implement the directive, though full details of closures or sales remain unclear.
Why it matters: Federal sites have been early adopters of workplace charging, so a rollback could remove reference installations and reduce demand visibility for CPOs serving government contracts. The directive also signals tighter procurement rules for charging infrastructure, potentially shrinking the addressable market for suppliers bidding on federal work.