Ohio’s EV Charger Expansion Stalls After Federal Freeze

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COLUMBUS, Ohio — Gov. Mike DeWine’s administration has embraced federal funding to install new electric-vehicle charging stations along highways around Ohio, erecting nearly a third of the 58 stations set up nationwide so far with the money.

But it’s now unclear whether Ohio will build any more of the federally funded charging stations, as President Donald Trump’s administration has directed all states to halt any new spending of the money, offered in the 2021 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to build a nationwide EV charging network.

The freeze was ordered for officials to review spending to ensure it aligns with Trump administration priorities. Trump himself has slammed the federal s…