A U.S. district court judge in Washington state has issued a preliminary injunction blocking the Trump Administration's attempt to withhold about $1 billion in funding for electric vehicle charging infrastructure directed by Congress to the plaintiff states.

A U.S. District Court Judge ruled the Administration must restore the states' Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Deployment Plans to their previous legal status and stop withholding previously authorized National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) funds. The judge stayed the order for seven days, saying it would go into effect on July 2 if the defendants do not file an appeal.

The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act in 2021 authorized $5 billion in funding to the states for EV charging stations. The Trump Administration froze that funding earlier this year. Sixteen states and the District of Columbia filed a suit challenging the recission of funds. In granting the preliminary injunction, the court ruled that the plaintiffs were likely to succeed on the merits of their claims.