The recent rollbacks of vehicle emissions standards demonstrate that reducing transportation emissions is not an administrative priority. During the last year, the Trump administration has unlawfully frozen, and in some instances Congress has eliminated, federal clean transportation investments meant to spur electric vehicle (EV) domestic manufacturing and accelerate EV adoption.
Medium- and heavy-duty (MHD) trucks, in many ways, are perfect candidates for electrification. They consume more oil and emit more harmful pollutants than passenger cars, leaving significant room to maximize electric vehicles’ (EVs’) primary benefits: lower fuel cost and reduced emissions.
Although the United States has become the world’s largest oil producer, accounting for 15.8% of global production as of 2023, its continued reliance on oil to power transportation exposes the nation to persistent economic and national security vulnerabilities.
With EV adoption on the rise, the growing EV market offers utilities an opportunity to take a leadership role. This guide builds on the AchiEVe Policy Toolkit to provide a focused update on utilities’ opportunities to drive EV adoption.
This is a policy guide on expanding access to EVs and other kinds of e-mobility. It provides model policies for utilities, localities, and states to encourage EV adoption within their communities and ensure that their transition to an electric transportation system is effective and equitable.
Transitioning to electric freight vehicles offers corporate shippers and carriers one of the best opportunities to mitigate their emissions while reducing the demand for oil in the U.S. transportation sector. The following sections outline the national and economic security, environmental, health, equity, and cost-saving benefits of shifting the transportation sector from oil to electric-based.
The Local Government Playbook provides recommendations for how counties, cities, and towns can utilize federal investments in EV infrastructure.
Online database of resources and a step-by-step guide to help fleet managers and other state government officials incorporate EVs into their fleets.
Provides a primer on EV basics, cost-comparisons with ICE vehicles, and other helpful information to advance EV adoption in rural areas.
A Policy Toolkit for Electric Vehicle Deployment and Adoption at the Local Level
