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3 East Coast states and DC first to participate in TCI-P cap-and-invest program for transportation

Green Car Congress

The governors of Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island, and the mayor of the District of Columbia announced that theirs will be the first jurisdictions to launch a new multi-state program that the principals expect will invest some $300 million per year in cleaner transportation choices.

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Dirty money from polluters funds clean-car incentives in Rhode Island

Green Car Reports

Rhode Island is one of the many states to offer purchase rebates for new electric cars. Under the recently introduced Driving Rhode Island to Vehicle Electrification (DRIVE) incentive program, buyers can get up to $2,500 for their electric-car purchases.

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New Jersey to ban the sale of new gas-powered cars by 2035

Teslarati

At the same time, we will reduce climate pollutants from the transportation sector, the greatest source of planet-warming pollution in New Jersey and the nation.” Consumers may still purchase used gasoline-powered vehicles. The rule will only apply to new car sales.

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8 ZEV states announce US ZEV sales top 260,000 units

Green Car Congress

Californians have purchased or leased more than 100,000 ZEVs. The other seven states—Connecticut, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island and Vermont—account for more than 135,000 vehicles. In October 2013, the 8 states signed a memorandum of understanding to take specific actions to put 3.3

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What a month for EVs!

Plug in America

That same day, the administration announced a reversal of the Trump-era rule that California would not be able to set its own rigorous air pollution rules. While he didn’t mention EVs by name, we know that there is no way to get there without a dramatic surge in electric vehicles fueled by clean energy.

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Perspective: Regional Greenhouse Gas Cap-and-Trade Programs May be the Solution

Green Car Congress

Cap-and-trade was first tried on a significant scale twenty years ago under the first Bush administration as a way to address the problem of airborne sulfur dioxide pollution–widely known as acid rain–from coal-burning power plants in the eastern United States. INTRODUCTION.

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Gas War: U.S. House Suggests Ending California Emissions Authority, White House Says Nope

The Truth About Cars

Those who want an electric vehicle and can afford it have every right to purchase one. People shouldn't be compelled to purchase them. California's zero-emission rules [claims it] will cut by 25 percent smog-causing pollution from light-duty vehicles by 2037. said Congressman LaMalfa. percent of U.S.