Pathway 4.

Energy Efficiency, Conservation, and Fuel Switching in Transportation → Heavy-Duty Vehicles and Freight

4.3.6 Supporting Electric HDVs through Grants, Taxes, and Rebates

LPDD Recommendation: “A federal tax credit comparable to the American recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 credit for light-duty vehicles should be established for hybrid, electric, or fuel cell HDVs above 8,500 pounds GVWR.”

LPDD Recommendation: “California could expand its Clean Vehicle Rebate Program and Public Fleet Pilot Project to include hybrid, electric and fuel cell HDVs. Other States could follow suit with similar programs.”

LPDD Recommendation: “Congress should expand and guarantee funding for EPA’s National Clean Diesel Grants Program.”

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ACEEE Report, Electrifying Trucks

Jurisdiction: States and State Governments

Reviews technical features and challenges of electric trucks, surveys the current status of the market, summarizes electric rates and other policy efforts in the field, and concludes with policy recommendations for developing electric truck markets.

NY Truck Voucher Incentive Program

Jurisdiction: States and State Governments

Provides discounts to fleets across NY that purchase various cleaner vehicle types while scrapping an older vehicle that is part of their fleet.

California’s Clean Off-Road Equipment Voucher Incentive Project

Jurisdiction: State Agencies

Offers vouchers of up to $500,000 per vehicle for businesses interested in buying or leasing clean, heavy-duty, off-road equipment through the program.

EPA’s National Clean Diesel Grants Program

Jurisdiction: Individual Agencies

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.

Utah Heavy-Duty Alternative Fuel Vehicle Tax Credit

Jurisdiction: State Legislatures

Qualifying fuels include natural gas, electricity, and hydrogen. Each qualified heavy-duty vehicle is eligible for $18,000 in 2019, and $15,500 in 2020.

Colorado All-Electric or Fuel Cell Heavy-Duty Truck Tax Credit

Jurisdiction: State Legislatures

Colorado allows a tax credit up to $20,000 for the purchase of an all-electric or fuel cell heavy-duty truck. The credit declines over time and expires after 2021. ( Rev. Stat. 39-22-516.8)