House Democrats revealed the Moving Forward Act this week, which includes $25 billion in funding for the modernization of the Postal Service.
The bill codifies EV mandates such as building a statewide high-speed EV charging network, providing rebates of up to $5,000 for EV purchases, and NJ Transit purchasing only electric buses by 2032.
An Obama era tax credit for buyers and lessees of new electric vehicles will not likely be extended as part of a new federal spending bill, Reuters reports.
U.S. Congressman Paul Gosar did not offer an amendment to the FY-2020 Department of Energy budget, one that would have eliminated funding for the Clean Cities program.
According to the proposed legislation, most of the U.S. Postal Service’s vehicles have reached the end of their 24-year operational lifespan.
Unlike passenger vehicles, which require biennial smog checks in California, heavy-duty diesel trucks are not currently required to undergo regular emissions testing. That might change with the introduction of a bill in the state Senate.
A bill that would terminate the $7,500 federal tax credit for electric vehicles was introduced by U.S. Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), chairman of the Environment and Public Works committee.
Washington state agencies and local governments are not in compliance with the state’s public fleet electrification law, according to a new report from Coltura, a nonprofit organization.
Minnesota is implementing a biodiesel standard that requires No. 2 diesel fuel sold for use in combustion engines to contain a minimum of 20% biodiesel.
Diesel fuel in Minnesota will contain a mix of 20% soybeans or other renewable sources by May 2018, the result of a new B20 diesel mandate.