Whitmer blames lack of electric vehicle investments on ‘chaotic policy terrain’

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D-MI) blamed a lack of “long-term investments” in electric vehicles on President Donald Trump‘s “chaos.”

During the World Economic Forum on Monday, Whitmer addressed how to build a charging network across Michigan’s grid.

“Chaos is really bad for business,” Whitmer said. “We’ve seen these long-term investments are now being paused because we have a chaotic policy terrain in the United States coming out of D.C.”

The Biden Transportation Department struggled to provide chargers as it promoted EV promises. By May 2024, the administration had only built about eight charging stations over two years with $7.5 billion on hand. Its goal was to have 500,000 new chargers by 2030.

“There’s no question that the advancements are happening, which is precisely why we’ve got to