Individual Agencies

Clean Air Act § 213

Allowing EPA to set emissions standards for new locomotives, including subsection (a)(5) exempting locomotives from the endangerment finding process required to set emissions standards for other nonroad vehicles.

EPA’s SmartWay program

A partnership between the Agency, shippers, freight carriers, and freight logistics companies to benchmark and track CO2 emissions and disseminate information on fuel-saving technologies.

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.