USA – Lead the Charge unveiled its third annual Auto Supply Chain Leaderboard on Tuesday, ranking 18 global automakers based on their efforts to build equitable, sustainable, and fossil-free supply chains as they transition to electric vehicles (EVs).
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, the Federal Highway Administration issued a letter to state Departments of Transportation purporting to cancel states’ already-approved plans to build out America’s EV charging network through the $5 billion National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Formula Program and claiming to kill NEVI’s implementing policies.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Several of the nation’s leading environmental organizations, including the Sierra Club, represented by Sierra Club and Earthjustice, just moved to intervene to defend the Advanced Clean Cars II (ACC II) waiver.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - As part of a series of executive orders seeking to "unleash American energy,” Donald Trump today indicated that he will roll back key federal vehicle emission standards for cars and trucks. The executive order reverses action by the Biden Administration to maintain U.S. leadership on clean cars and trucks, including revoking the goal that 50 percent of all new passenger cars and light trucks sold in 2030 be zero-emission vehicles.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the Biden-Harris administration announced hundreds of millions of dollars in grants to build electric vehicle chargers across the country.
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).
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: