Press Releases

January 16, 2025

NATIONWIDE - Today, the Sierra Club, Plug In America, the Electrification Coalition, and Forth released two national guides designed to accelerate the switch to clean, electric vehicles (EVs) and e-mobility in an effective and equitable way by providing various stakeholders with model policies at the state, local, and utility levels. 

January 15, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation is holding a hearing to consider the nomination of Sean Duffy, former Fox co-host and Republican lawmaker from Wisconsin, reality TV participant, and climate change denier, to run the Department of Transportation.

January 10, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, as part of a massive $5 billion announced in Department of Transportation (DOT) grants for over 500 transportation projects across the country, the Biden-Harris Administration announced $635 million to build more electric vehicle (EV) charging stations.

December 16, 2024

Washington, D.C. – Today, Reuters reported that Donald Trump intends to attack progress in the U.S. on clean vehicles, including efforts that have saved the American people billions this year alone. 

September 11, 2024

WASHINGTON, DC – A new report reveals that Toyota is slowing its production plans for electric vehicles (EVs). The company is slashing EV production plans by a third by 2026, decreasing its goal from 1.5 million to 1 million. Toyota, which currently only has one fully electric vehicle for sale in the U.S. but has engaged in heavy greenwashing in its marketing, using the phrases “Beyond Zero” and “electrified” for vehicles that still run on fossil fuels.

August 27, 2024

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the Biden-Harris administration announced hundreds of millions of dollars in grants to build electric vehicle chargers across the country.

July 11, 2024

LANSING, MI - Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced $1.7 billion from the Inflation Reduction Act to retool shuttered and at-risk manufacturing  factories to produce  electric vehicles (EVs).

June 4, 2024

Salt Lake City, UT — Last week, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the 2023 Clean School Bus (CSB) Program rebate competition grants. This announcement comes after months of dialogue between students and school boards about how to reduce emissions from school facilities and fleets. The rebates will help school districts purchase clean school buses in three Utah school districts across the state. The following Districts in Utah have been awarded funding:

May 14, 2024

Washington, DC – Today, the Biden administration announced an increase in tariffs on imported goods from China to protect American workers and grow the domestic clean energy economy.

May 3, 2024

Washington, DC – Today, the Treasury Department released final rules ensuring more Americans have access to clean vehicles by addressing mineral and manufacturing requirements for the electric vehicle incentives in the Inflation Reduction Act.