A lot of projects were planned to start this year. It takes a while to get all the surveys and permits.
Yes, that's exactly the problem, an over regulated permitting regime. If we are in a climate emergency then we should treat it as such, which means that if the Federal government can't overrule local permitting restrictions, they should prioritize funding to states that are willing to relax permitting requirements and get shovels in the ground.
Another comment [0] is lamenting because that is exactly what they did.
States could get funding if they built the stations, which includes figuring out any permitting issues.