Executive Branch

EPA’s National Clean Diesel Grants Program

EPA’s National Clean Diesel Grants Program provides grants to government entities and nonprofits to assist owners in financing the retrofit, repowering, or replacement of certain HDVs.

EPA Rules Regulating Gliders

In 2016, EPA and NHTSA claimed broad authority to regulate gliders in the same way as they would regulate any new HDV released in the year the glider was constructed. See 81 Fed. Reg. 73478, at 73513-20. The Trump administration plans to repeal.

EPA Rule on Aerodynamics of Heavy-Duty Vehicle Trailers

In 2016, EPA and NHTSA planned to regulate the aerodynamics of HDV trailers, a rule that was projected to save 9% in per-vehicle fuel savings by 2027. See 81 Fed. Reg. 73478, at 73521. That rule was challenged, and EPA is reconsidering it.

DOE’s EV Readiness Scorecard and Tools

Designed to help estimate how much charging infrastructure a locality might need, determine how much exists now, and calculate the benefits of EVs.

Advanced Technologies Vehicle Manufacturing Program

Provides direct loans to automotive or component manufacturers for reequipping, expanding, or establishing manufacturing facilities in the U.S. that produce fuel-efficient advanced technology vehicles or qualifying components.

DOE’s Vehicle Technologies Office

The DOE’s Vehicle Technologies Office supports research in a variety of fields relating to electric and hybrid vehicles, including applied battery research.

FHA Regulations on Highway Design Standards

The Federal Highways Administration has revised its regulations to encourage agencies applying highway design standards to take into account the “constructed and natural environment of the area” and the “environmental, scenic, aesthetic ... impacts."