Millions of dollars previously designated for South Carolina to build a network of electric vehicle charging stations were put in question last week with the highly stylized stroke of a pen.

The status of federal grant awards for EV charging and other environmental initiatives that were announced before Trump's Monday inauguration remain in question, said Charles Griffith, director of the climate and energy program for the Ecology Center, an environmental group headquartered in Ann Arbor.

The state has yet to award a single dollar it was allotted by the 2021 infrastructure law to build charging stations.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday took aim at electric vehicles, revoking a 2021 executive order signed by his predecessor Joe Biden that sought to ensure half of all new vehicles sold in the United States by 2030 were electric.

U.S. President Donald Trump put the future of the EV tax credit and charging station funding in question with his Unleashing American Energy executive order.

President Donald Trump names just two programs in his executive order to halt Green New Deal funding — and both focus on electric vehicle charging. The name check is casting a fog of uncertainty over the many companies, states and localities counting on $7.5 billion in federal funds to help build out their EV charging networks.

Automakers and even some Republicans may fight to preserve funds, and environmental activists will likely sue, but some experts said that some changes may not survive legal challenges.

Trump indicated he is likely to seek to repeal a $7,500 tax credit for new EV purchases approved by Congress as part of Biden's landmark 2022 climate law.

President Donald Trump is trying to halt the flow of funding for EV charging infrastructure from two programs that have benefited Tesla — the latest