Policies & Regulations – Atlas EV Hub

Data on public policy and regulations related to transportation electrification, including incentives and electric utility filings. These data are integrated with other data sources to reveal connections to market development, demographics, and environmental factors.

Annual Enacted EV Policies More Than Double Between 2015 and 2020

State EV policy activity has skyrocketed over the last five years with more than twice as many EV policies enacted in 2020 compared to 2015. The effects of these policies on the EV market range from stimulating adoption, like vehicle rebates, to punitive, like some annual EV registration fees. Passenger EV sales in [...]

By Conner Smith|2021-05-28T14:42:05-04:00May 7th, 2021|

Inslee Passes on WA Bill Setting Conditional Target to Electrify All Passenger Vehicle Sales by 2030

On April 15, 2021, Washington lawmakers in both houses passed a bill that would require all passenger vehicle sales to be electrified by 2030.

By Conner Smith|2021-05-17T11:42:55-04:00April 16th, 2021|

New Jersey Set to Become the Second State to Formally Implement Advanced Clean Truck Regulation

On Wednesday, April 14th, The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection issued a notice of rule proposal announcing their intention to adopt regulations modeled after California's Advanced Clean Trucks Rule (ACT). The proposed rulemaking is part of New Jersey's comprehensive strategy to meet the state's statutory requirement to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to 80 [...]

By Spencer Burget|2021-04-15T15:32:51-04:00April 15th, 2021|

Virginia Becomes 13th State to Join the ZEV Program

On March 18th, 2021, Governor Ralph Northam signed HB 1965 into law. This makes Virginia the 13th state, and the only state in the Southeast region, to join the California-led ZEV program. The program, which requires manufacturers to make available for sale an increasing proportion of EVs across the state, has also been adopted by [...]

By Conner Smith|2021-03-25T12:53:59-04:00March 25th, 2021|

Six Utilities in Southeast and Midwest Partner for Electric Highway

On March 2, 2021, six of the country's largest utilities agreed to partner to develop fast charging corridors throughout the Midwest and Southeast. The Electric Highway Coalition, made up of American Electric Power (AEP), Duke Energy, Dominion Energy, Entergy Corporation, Southern Company, and the Tennessee Valley Authority, plans to roll out DC fast charging [...]

By Conner Smith|2021-03-03T13:25:39-05:00March 3rd, 2021|

Atlantic City Electric Approved to Invest $21 Million in New Jersey

On February 17, 2021, Atlantic City Electric was approved to invest in a modified version of their Plug-In Vehicle Program initially filed on February 23, 2018. The utility revised their initial filing in December 2019 and increased the overall budget to $42 million in light of policy developments and EV initiatives that have been [...]

By Conner Smith|2021-02-26T12:09:31-05:00February 26th, 2021|

PSEG Approved to invest $166 million in New Jersey

On January 27, 2021, the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities approved a modified version of the transportation electrification elements of Public Service Electric and Gas Company's Clean Energy Future Program. The approval authorizes investment worth $166 million, roughly half of the amount initially proposed. The decision delayed investment in medium- and heavy-duty electrification [...]

By Conner Smith|2021-02-04T17:12:21-05:00February 4th, 2021|

Three States and DC Move to Implement TCI Program

On December 21, 2020, members of the Transportation & Climate Initiative (TCI) including Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Washington D.C. announced plans to be the first jurisdictions to begin administering the Transportation & Climate Initiative Program (TCI-P) that could bring $300 million of annual investment in clean transportation projects to communities throughout the region. [...]

By Conner Smith|2020-12-22T16:23:13-05:00December 22nd, 2020|

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