Transportation Department Makes DEI Revisions in EV Charging Infrastructure Funding Rules

Requirements that planned to create opportunities for businesses owned by minorities and women have been scrapped.

Sean Duffy testifies before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation as nominee for transportation secretary, on Capitol Hill in Washington on Jan. 15, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy unveiled revised guidance for an electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure federal funding program, removing several diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) requirements, the Department of Transportation (DOT) said in an Aug. 11 statement.

The National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Formula Program had allocated $5 billion to states for developing an interconnected network of fast chargers across the United States.