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Biden Administration Announces Billions in Nationwide Electric Vehicle Network Investment

WASHINGTON, DC - Today, President Biden’s Department of Transportation and Department of Energy announced $5 billion towards a program that aims to build out a network of 500,000 electric vehicle…

Tennessee will be an Electric Vehicle Charger Manufacturing Hub

LEBANON, TN - Today, President Biden announced that Tritium, an Australia-based electric vehicle charger manufacturer, will open its first U.S. facility in Lebanon, Tennessee. This facility will…

Climate, Labor, Civil Rights, Faith & Transit Rider Groups Honor Transit Equity Day for Fifth Year, Underscoring Demands for Greater Access to Safe, Reliable & Affordable Transit

In Remembrance of Rosa Parks on Her Birthday, Actions Throughout Country Call on Public Officials and Transit Agencies to Invest in Public Transit Service and Workforce NATIONWIDE–Feb. 4, 2022– For…

Biden Administration Tells Postal Service To Reconsider Short-Sighted Plan to Purchase Polluting Fleet of Postal Trucks, Citing Climate Damage

WASHINGTON, DC - On the heels of advocacy from environmental groups and California air quality regulators, the Washington Post reported that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the White…

Toyota Is Now Top-Selling Automaker in the US But Still Lacks Electric Vehicle Commitment

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Reuters reported that Toyota outsold General Motors in 2021 in the United States. GM has been the national leader in annual sales since 1931. Toyota’s top five best-selling…

New York State Advances Clean Trucks Rule to Electrify Vehicles

State Joins Coast to Coast Movement to Adopt Zero-Emission Regulation in Path to Healthier CommunitiesALBANY, NY –  Today, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation adopted the…

Environmental Protection Agency Finalizes Federal Rule, Strengthening Clean Car Standards

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Environmental Protection Agency announced its final rule for federal clean car standards, which will curb emissions from the transportation sector and protect our health…

New Jersey Becomes The Nation’s Latest Clean Trucks State, Dumping Dirty Diesel

TRENTON, NJ –  Today, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) adopted the Advanced Clean Trucks (ACT) rule, moving forward a regulatory path for electrifying everything…

Governor Northam Signs Virginia onto Multi-State Agreement to Electrify Trucks and Buses

Richmond, VA - Today, Governor Ralph Northam signed Virginia onto the Multi-State Medium- and Heavy-Duty Zero Emission Vehicle Memorandum of Understanding, which has been signed by 15 states and…

Toyota Delivers Electric Vehicles to Europe but Still Has None Available in the US

WASHINGTON, DC – This week, Toyota committed to sell only electric vehicles by 2035 in Europe, aligning the automaker with an EU pledge adopted in July. Yet the automaker still doesn’t manufacture…