WASHINGTON, July 26 (Reuters) - Four Republican U.S. senators on Wednesday sought to reverse a Biden administration decision to waive "Buy America" requirements for government-funded electric vehicle (EV) charging stations.
Senators Marco Rubio, Roger Marshall, Rick Scott and Kevin Cramer said the Federal Highway Administration waiver of U.S. content requirements for steel, iron and construction materials would result in U.S. taxpayers subsidizing Chinese-made products.
It said in February that the short-term waiver would enable "EV charger acquisition and installation to immediately proceed."
EV chargers require iron and steel for some of their most crucial parts, including the internal structural frame, heating and cooling fans and the power transformer.
U.S. states and companies had warned that global demand for EV chargers is straining the supply chain, making it difficult, if not impossible, to meet made-in-America standards and expedite construction of new chargers.
Persons:
Marco Rubio, Roger Marshall, Rick Scott, Kevin Cramer, Rubio, Biden, David Shepardson, Leslie Adler, Richard Chang
Organizations:
Republican U.S, Federal, Administration, EV, Kansas Department of Transportation, Thomson
Locations:
U.S, China, United States, America