Press Releases

July 11, 2024

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).

June 7, 2024

WASHINGTON, DC â€“ Today, the National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration (NHTSA) finalized new Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards that will improve the gas mileage of cars, light trucks and heavy-duty trucks and save consumers money at the pump, cutting vehicle pollution in the process.

June 5, 2024

RICHMOND, VA – Today, the Youngkin Administration issued an official Attorney General opinion declaring Virginia will not participate in Advanced Clean Cars II (ACCII) despite the standards being adopted and twice reaffirmed by the Virginia General Assembly.

May 29, 2024

WASHINGTON, DC - Today, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $875 million in awards for the Clean School Bus Program, which will fund the purchase of over 3,400 school buses in over 530 school districts. 92 percent of the buses will be electric, and almost half of the projects (45 percent) are located in low-income, rural, and tribal communities and will receive two-third (67 percent) of the total funding, advancing the Biden-Harris administration’s Justice40 initiative.

May 3, 2024

Washington, DC â€“ Today, the Treasury Department released final rules ensuring more Americans have access to clean vehicles by addressing mineral and manufacturing requirements for the electric vehicle incentives in the Inflation Reduction Act. 

May 1, 2024

Introduced today in the US House of Representatives, Rep. Paul Tonko (D-NY) and Rep. Garret Graves’ (R-LA) bipartisan bill aims to improve the transparency and reporting mechanisms within the advanced energy technology sector, developing a cleaner and more accountable critical mineral supply chain.

April 25, 2024

Washington, D.C. — The winner of the Ride for the Region Challenge is the American Public Transportation Association (APTA)!

April 25, 2024

Today, environmental and public health groups moved to intervene to defend the Environmental Protection Agency’s final standards for light-duty cars and trucks.

April 24, 2024

Washington, DC â€“ Today, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) launched a nearly $1 billion heavy-duty grant program. Funded by the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), $400 million of the grant will be allocated to projects in communities in air quality nonattainment areas.

April 18, 2024

Washington, DC â€“ This week, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) announced $316 million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to modernize ferry service and connect rural communities, including $49 million to purchase electric and lower-emitting vessels.Applications will be accepted through June 17, 2024.