General Services Administration Closes 8,000 EV Charging Stations and Offloads Electric Vehicles: Report

GSA to Shut Down All Federal EV Charging Stations

The General Services Administration (GSA), the agency responsible for managing federal buildings and properties, is set to shut down all 8,000 of its electric vehicle (EV) chargers, according to a report from The Verge.

In addition to decommissioning the charging stations, the GSA is expected to offload its current fleet of electric vehicles. However, it remains unclear whether these vehicles will be sold or placed in storage. Reports indicate that the agency will begin instructing employees to remove the chargers—used for both government-owned and personal EVs—as early as next week. Kindel Media / Wikimedia

GSA Cites Policy Shift in Decision to Remove EV Chargers

According to an email first reported by Colorado Public Radio, the GSA informed employees in at least one regional office that, in an effort "to align with the current administration," it had been directed to discontinue all GSA-owned charging stations as they are "not mission-critical." The email further detailed that "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.’ Other chargers will be turned off starting next week." U.S. General Services Administration / Wikimedia

GSA Deletes EV Fleet Webpage in Policy U-Turn

Adding to the move, the GSA’s official webpage dedicated to fleet electrification has been taken offline, The Verge notes. This shift marks a significant departure from the previous federal push toward an electrified fleet, which had been accelerating under the Biden administration’s 2021 executive order mandating that all federal vehicle purchases be zero-emission by 2035. The White House / Wikimedia

Federal EV Funding Frozen as Trump Reverses Key Policies

The news coincides with broader cutbacks in nationwide EV infrastructure and policies aimed at reducing the federal government’s investment in electric vehicles. In January, President Donald Trump issued an executive order freezing over $5 billion in federal funds allocated by the Biden administration for an EV charging network. Additionally, Trump revoked Biden’s executive order requiring 50% of all new passenger vehicles sold in 2030 to be zero-emission. The President has also expressed interest in eliminating EV tax credits, though no formal action has been taken as of press time.

As of now, the GSA has not officially confirmed these reports. The Trump White House / Wikimedia