Lawsuit leads to release of federal funding for EV chargers in Illinois

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Article Summary Illinois successfully sued the Trump administration for the release of federal grant funding for electric vehicle charging stations. SPRINGFIELD – Illinois will release a new round of federal funding to build electric vehicle charging stations after the Trump administration initially sought to withhold it. The 2021 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law signed by former President Joe Biden contained $148 million for Illinois to build more EV charging stations. A judge ruled in June that the federal government must release the funds to Illinois and other states that joined the lawsuit. With the release and allocation of the federal funding, Illinois will have received $43.8 million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to build 349 charging ports in 62 locations.