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Zero Emission Vehicles

MCLI Recommendation: “Congress should adopt a national ZEV mandate, to help ease the fleet transition towards electrification. Congress should clarify that states have authority to adopt their own more ambitious ZEV standards and are not preempted by any federal goals.”

LPDD Recommendation: “Congress should authorize NHTSA as well as EPA to adopt credit multipliers for fuel efficiency standards to encourage ZEV alternatives such as electrification.”

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Resource States and State Governments

RMI report, State Energy Policy in a Land of New Federal Opportunity

The Rocky Mountain Institute offers this 2024 guide to new and expanded federal funding programs, and highlights opportunities for states to pass and pay for clean energy policies. The report highligh...
Example States and State Governments

Massachusetts 2050 Decarbonization Roadmap

Under the framework of Massachusetts’ Global Warming Solutions Act, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts has committed to achieving Net Zero GHG emissions by 2050. Commissioned by the Executive Office of...
Resource States and State Governments

California’s Autonomous EV Mandate

This bill requires, beginning January 1, 2030, an autonomous vehicle operating on a public road in California to be a zero-emission vehicle. It was signed into law in September 2021. By confronting th...
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Report on Colorado Zero Emission Vehicle Program

The Environmental Defense Fund prepared a 2019 study on the impacts of Colorado adopting ZEV standards in line with California’s ZEV regulation, finding that the program would save Coloradans up to $6...
Example States and State Governments

Washington’s 2030 Gas-Powered Car Phaseout Bill

In March, 2022, Washington State enacted a bill requiring a planning process aiming to prohibit the sale or registration of gas-powered vehicles in the state by 2030, the fastest such target in the na...
Resource States and State Governments

Virginia’s Advanced Clean Cars Program

In March 2021, Virginia adopted HB1965, creating an Advanced Clean Cars Program. This bill expands the powers and duties of the State Air Pollution Control Board relating to low emissions vehicles (LE...
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Minnesota Clean Cars Program

In May 2021, an Administrative Law Judge in Minnesota ruled that the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) could move forward with its Clean Cars Minnesota Program, which will see the state adopt ...
Example States and State Governments

California’s ZEV Regulation and Other Participating States

California’s ZEV regulation requires automobile companies to produce a certain percentage of ZEVs for sale in California, such as hydrogen fuel cell, batter electric, and hybrid vehicles. The ZEV mand...
Example States and State Governments

New York’s Proposed ZEV Mandate

New York’s proposed S. 9008 (2020) provides that one hundred percent of in-state sales of new passenger cars and trucks shall be zero-emissions by two thousand thirty-five, medium-duty and heavy-duty ...
Example States and State Governments

New Mexico’s Advanced Clean Cars and Trucks Rule

In November, New Mexico joined the wave of states approving a version of California’s Advanced Clean Cars rule. The rule calls for 43% of new cars and light-duty trucks delivered to New Mexico to be e...
Example Private Entities

General Motors 2035 ZEV Goal

In January 2021, General Motors announced plans to be carbon neutral by 2040 in its global products and operations. As part of that pledge, GM aspires to eliminate tailpipe emissions from new light-du...
Example States and State Governments

Colorado Partially Adopts California Clean Car Standard

In October, 2023, Colorado renewed and expanded its mandate for electric vehicles to take over the state new car market in coming years, passing a requirement for EVs to make up 82% of dealer lots by ...
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California’s 100% ZEV by 2035 Regulation

In August 2022, California regulators adopted rules that would ban the sale of new gasoline-powered cars and light trucks by 2035. The rule establishes a year-by-year roadmap so that by 2035 100% of n...
Example States and State Governments

New Jersey Adopts Advanced Clean Cars II

On November 21st, 2023, New Jersey announced that the state will become the latest to adopt California’s Advanced Clean Cars II (ACC II) on December 18th. Starting in model year 2027, vehicle manufact...
Example States and State Governments

Washington’s SB 5811

Washington’s SB 5811 adds the state to the group of states supporting the Zero Emission Vehicles standards adopted in California.
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Washington SB 1287

This April 2021 legislation out of Washington requires that all publicly and privately owned passenger and light duty vehicles of model year 2030 or later be electric. To protect highway revenues, thi...
Example States and State Governments

Delaware Adopts Advanced Clean Cars II

Delaware adopted California’s Advanced Clean Cars (ACC II) regulation, effective December 11th, 2023. Starting in model year 2027, vehicle manufacturers are required to sell an increasing number of ze...
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New York’s 2035 EV Target

In September 2021, New York adopted a law that will require all passenger vehicles sold in the state to be emission-free by 2035. The law will make New York the second state after California to phase ...
Resource States and State Governments

North Carolina’s Executive Order 80 (2018)

North Carolina’s Executive Order 80 (2018) directed an increase in the number of registered zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs) to at least 80,000 statewide by 2025. The State Department of Transportation w...
Example States and State Governments

California Executive Order on Zero Emissions Vehicles

California’s Governor signed a September 2020 executive order requiring sales of all new passenger vehicles to be zero-emission by 2035 and additional measures to eliminate harmful emissions from the ...
Example States and State Governments

Washington’s Advanced Clean Truck and ZEV Regulations

In November 2021, Washington State adopted California’s more protective vehicle emission standards for new vehicles – starting with model year 2025 and later. This rulemaking expands Washington’s vehi...
Resource States and State Governments

C2ES Database on Clean Vehicle Policies and Incentives

C2ES maintains a state-by-state database of clean vehicle policies and incentives, containing a general subject matter overview, brief descriptions of state policies, and links to relevant documentati...