Georgia has strengthened its leadership in electric vehicle manufacturing with an announcement last week that Hyundai Motor Group and LG Energy will partner to build another battery plant in Bryan County.

Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced $400 million in grants for clean school buses, made possible by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.

Today, Michigan Senate Democrats introduced legislation to establish a Clean Fuel Standard, which would mandate a 25% reduction in the carbon intensity of the state’s transportation fuels by 2035.

The Environmental Protection Agency is releasing today a proposed rule that updates vehicle emissions standards, which will steer the nation to instead adopt cleaner vehicles like electric vehicles, greatly accelerating the electrification of our nation’s transportation systems.

Today, the Treasury Department released the proposed guidance for the sourcing provision requirements on the federal clean vehicle tax credit, which includes electric vehicles (EVs).

Today, the White House highlighted the Charge@Work program as part of its EV Acceleration Challenge to meet the Biden administration’s goal of having electric vehicles (EVs) account for 50 percent of all new vehicle sales in the United States by 2030.

In the Georgia legislature, two bills would seriously impact how electric vehicle (EV) drivers pay to plug in at public charging stations. Senate Bill 146 and House Bill 406 would authorize a new excise tax on EV charging of approximately 3.5 cents per kWh, in addition to the more than $200 annual EV registration fee.

A new joint report from Advanced Energy United and the Electrification Coalition estimates up to $277 million in savings for Florida taxpayers when vehicles’ lifetime fuel and maintenance costs are considered.

Today, the Biden Administration, Department of Transportation (DOT), Department of Energy (DOE), Joint Office, and Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) provided more details on how the $2.5 billion Charging and Fueling Infrastructure (CFI) Discretionary Grant Program will be dispersed over five years.

Today, the Biden administration released its budget proposal, which includes sustained and strong funding commitments for electrifying our transportation sector.

Today, major announcements from the White House, Department of Transportation (DOT), Department of Energy (DOE), Joint Office, and Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) are collectively enabling the build-out of a nationwide network of EV charging stations.

Today, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer presented her $79 billion budget proposal to the state legislature. The proposal included significant investments in electric vehicle (EV) adoption, infrastructure, and manufacturing, as well as plans to convert government and school bus fleets to electric.

“As the president stated in last night’s remarks, the administration has taken significant steps toward a transportation future that is domestically powered and stably priced and offers family-sustaining jobs for all Americans. We are seeing unprecedented momentum for the transition to electric vehicles, and the related investments from the Inflation Reduction Act and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law provide the down payment needed to end our dependence on oil and achieve economic prosperity. Now it is time to, in the president’s words, ‘finish the job’ and implement the crucial transportation electrification investments established through recent legislation and actions.”

User-friendly, interactive web tool allows eligible entities to find and apply for electric transportation federal funding opportunities Contact: Noah Barnes, Electrification Coalitionnbarnes@electrificationcoalition.org, (202) 461-2371 WASHINGTON—The

The Electrification Coalition and SAFE have released the V2X Implementation Guide: Implementation Guide and Mutual Aid Agreement Template for Using Vehicle-to-Everything-Enabled Electric School Buses as Mobile Power Units to Enhance Resilience During Emergencies.

A group of 20 business leaders have signed on to a letter urging Governor Gretchen Whitmer to accelerate the transition to electric medium- and heavy-duty (MHD) vehicles by adopting the Advanced Clean Trucks (ACT) and Heavy-Duty Omnibus (HDO) rules.

On Tuesday, the Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Department of Energy, U.S. Department of Transportation, and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development jointly released the U.S. National Blueprint for Transportation Decarbonization.

On Thursday, the U.S. Department of Treasury and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released three key pieces of clarifying information for consumers, businesses and other entities seeking to utilize the tax credits for the purchase or lease of EVs.

Contact: Noah Barnes, Electrification Coalitionnbarnes@electrificationcoalition.org, (202) 461-2371 WASHINGTON—Today, the Biden-Harris administration announced an investment of $9.6 billion to electrify the U.S. Postal Service’s delivery fleet

A group of 16 business leaders have signed on to a letter urging Governor J. B. Pritzker to accelerate the transition to electric medium- and heavy-duty (MHD) vehicles by adopting the Advanced Clean Trucks (ACT) and Heavy-Duty Omnibus (HDO) rules.

The Electrification Coalition’s Local Government Playbook contains recommendations for how counties, cities, and towns can leverage federal investments in electric vehicle infrastructure.

On Tuesday, North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper gave keynote remarks at the Electrification Coalition’s Medium- and Heavy-Duty (MHD) State Policy Bootcamp and Showcase. The event, which took place at the McKimmon Center at NC State in Raleigh, featured panels on the wide-ranging benefits of MHD electric vehicles (EVs) and the policy opportunities to advance their deployment in North Carolina.  

The Electrification Coalition is excited to release the U.S. Virgin Islands Transportation Electrification Roadmap, which can be downloaded at https://electrificationcoalition.org/resource/u-s-virgin-islands-transportation-electrification-roadmap/.

Today, the Electrification Coalition (EC) announced the launch of the Electric Freight Consortium (EFC), a forum for collaboration between the EC, private-sector partners and industry leaders representing a broad cross-section of the freight transportation sector that will accelerate freight electrification at scale.

Today, Vice President Kamala Harris and EPA Administrator Michael Regan announced that nearly $1 billion from the bipartisan infrastructure law will be granted to school districts in all 50 states to purchase more than 2,400 electric school buses.

On Tuesday, North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper announced a new executive order directing the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality to begin the rulemaking process for the Advanced Clean Trucks rule, which will gradually increase the availability of electric medium- and heavy-duty vehicles in the state.

On Wednesday, President Biden announced the first round of funding awards by the Department of Energy (DOE) under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL). The awards will expand battery manufacturing capacity and minerals processing facilities in the U.S., increasing the supply of EV batteries and improving the long-term success of EV adoption.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced it is nearly doubling the funds available for the first round of funding for clean school buses, from $500 million to $969 million.

On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced that it has approved the plans for all 50 states plus Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia to build out a nationwide electric vehicle (EV) charging network with funds from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law through the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) program.

Today, under Electrification Coalition (EC) leadership, a report was released by Atlas Public Policy that investigates giving consumers the freedom to buy electric vehicles (EVs) – an opportunity to accelerate the adoption of EVs by lifting the current prohibition that prevents manufacturers in many states from selling EVs directly to the consumer.