The U.S. General Services Administration will be deactivating electric vehicle chargers on federal properties nationwide, effective next week. A memo was issued to federal employees informing them of this decision, potentially resulting in higher costs for taxpayers. The General Services Administration clarified that GSA-owned charging stations, deemed non-essential to their core mission, will be decommissioned once their contracts expire. This action to dismantle the chargers represents a setback to the federal government's initiatives to transition to clean energy and promote the adoption of electric vehicles.