Issue #6 · June 8, 2026
30C Hits 22 Days, House Committee Votes to End NEVI, California Opens $55M for Fast Charging, and NACS Edges Past CCS1
TLDR
Section 30C has 22 days left, and no extension is coming. The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee approved the BUILD America 250 Act on May 22 by a 62-2 vote; the bill would eliminate NEVI going forward and impose a $130 annual EV tax, though it still needs the full House, Senate, and President. California answered the same week with $55.2M in new rebates for public DC fast chargers, most directed at underserved areas. On the infrastructure side: NACS has surpassed CCS1 in total US public DC fast-charging ports (41,300+ to 35,061), driven by non-Tesla networks. And Electrify America is dropping its prepaid account system this month, switching to direct card billing at its 1,177 US stations.
22 Days: The 30C Window Is Closed for New Projects
As of June 8, the Section 30C Alternative Fuel Vehicle Refueling Property Credit has 22 days left. It expires June 30, 2026, terminated early by the One Big Beautiful Bill signed in July 2025. No extension is pending in Congress, no grace period exists, and no binding-contract exception has been introduced.
For residential homeowners: a typical installation runs 6 to 10 weeks from contract signing. If your project is not already permitted with a contractor lined up, the credit is not a realistic target. Stop planning around it.
For commercial property owners, 30C is now beside the point. The more important question is what the federal government does next with the programs designed to fill the gap, and the answer from Washington last month was not reassuring.
The House Committee Voted to End NEVI
On May 17, the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee released the BUILD America 250 Act, its surface transportation reauthorization bill. On May 22, the committee approved it 62 to 2.
The bill would not reauthorize the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure program going forward. It would fold the Charging and Fueling Infrastructure grant program into the Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality program (CMAQ) and reduce the combined pool by roughly $1.5 billion. It would also impose a new $130 annual EV registration fee, rising to $150 over time.
The bill still needs to pass the full House, the Senate, and be signed by the President. It is not law. But it signals the direction: the federal government that funded NEVI as a corridor-charging backbone program is not planning to fund that program in the next transportation authorization cycle.
This sits on top of a cut that already is law. The February 2026 continuing resolution rescinded $503.8 million in NEVI formula funds already allocated to states, with states that had moved slowly to obligate their funds losing the most.
What this means for property owners. Anyone relying on federal NEVI money to fund a charging project needs to treat the current rounds as the last reliable federal infrastructure money for the near term. If a state program has an open round now, this is the time to be in it, not waiting.
California Opens $55.2M for Public Fast Charging
The California Energy Commission announced $55.2 million in new funding on May 28 through its CALeVIP Fast Charge California Project. The money goes to publicly available DC fast chargers across the state, with most of the allocation directed toward underserved areas where public charging access is thinnest.
CALeVIP uses a rebate model: developers apply, the CEC approves projects, and the program reimburses a portion of hardware and installation costs. California's approach is not a one-off. The state has used CALeVIP to fund thousands of public chargers across multiple rounds since 2018.
For commercial property owners in California. If you have been waiting for a cost-share program to make a public DC fast charging installation work financially, this is the program to track. The underserved-area targeting means less competition from sites in already-dense charging markets, and the rebate structure means the capital requirement drops significantly.
The announcement came the same week the House committee approved a bill to eliminate NEVI. The contrast is not subtle: California is not waiting for Congress to fund its charging network.
NACS Now Has More Public Ports Than CCS1
As of June 1, the North American Charging Standard (NACS, also designated SAE J3400) has more publicly accessible DC fast-charging ports in the US than CCS1: 41,300 NACS connectors against 35,061 CCS1, according to EVChargingStations.com's monthly count. Total public DC fast charging reached 73,951 ports.
The milestone was driven mainly by non-Tesla networks. In the first five months of 2026, the NACS connector count grew by 3,911, while CCS1 grew by 3,695. Non-Tesla networks (ChargePoint, EVgo, BP Pulse, Blink, and others) collectively deployed more NACS connectors over that period than Tesla did. This reflects how completely the industry has aligned on NACS since the major automakers adopted the standard in 2023 and 2024.
May was the strongest month of 2026 for DC fast-charging growth, with more than 1,400 new stalls added.
Virtually all new EVs sold in the US now ship with a NACS port. Any DC fast-charging hardware going in the ground today will be expected to carry NACS connectors, dual-port dispensers with NACS and CCS1, or at minimum a NACS adapter. CCS-only installs are increasingly difficult to justify to tenants, customers, or fleet managers buying vehicles built to the current standard.
Electrify America Drops Prepaid Accounts
Electrify America announced on June 2 that it is eliminating its prepaid account balance system. Drivers have historically loaded funds into the Electrify America app before charging. That system is being phased out this month. Going forward, Electrify America bills the card on file directly for each session, with a $20 authorization hold placed during charging and settled afterward.
Existing account balances are not voided. Any remaining balance applies to the next session first; if the session costs more than the balance, the card covers the difference.
Digital Pass subscriptions are unchanged by the transition.
Electrify America runs 1,177 fast-charging stations with more than 5,600 stalls in the US, making it one of the three largest public DC fast-charging networks in the country by stall count. The billing change brings it in line with how most other public networks handle payment, removing the friction of managing a separate prepaid balance for drivers who charge occasionally.
By the Numbers
Total public DC fast-charging ports in the US: 73,951 as of June 1. NACS: 41,300+. CCS1: 35,061. May 2026 added 1,400+ new stalls, the most of any month this year. California's CALeVIP Fast Charge California Project: $55.2M, underserved areas prioritized, announced May 28. Walmart: 61 stations in 15 states, more than 500 stalls, Walmart+ members now receive a 10% discount nationwide, credit card terminals are being added at all locations. 22 days until Section 30C expires.
Sources: Kiplinger, Plug In America, AFDC/DOE, Roll Call, Electrification Coalition, Charged EVs, EV Inside, California Energy Commission, CleanTechnica, Electrek, EVChargingStations.com / State of Charge. evcharginghelp.com is editorially independent and receives no compensation from any company mentioned.
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