Pathway 4.

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

4.2.7 Zero Emission Vehicles

LPDD Recommendation: “Congress should adopt a national ZEV mandate, to help ease the fleet transition towards electrification. Congress should clarify that states have authority to adopt their own more ambitious ZEV standards and are not preempted by any federal goals.”

LPDD Recommendation: “Congress should authorize NHTSA as well as EPA to adopt credit multipliers for fuel efficiency standards to encourage ZEV alternatives such as electrification.”

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C2ES Database on Clean Vehicle Policies and Incentives

Jurisdiction: States and State Governments

C2ES maintains a state-by-state database of clean vehicle policies and incentives, containing a general subject matter overview, brief descriptions of state policies, and links to relevant documentation.

Report on Colorado Zero Emission Vehicle Program

Jurisdiction: States and State Governments

A 2019 study on the impacts of Colorado adopting ZEV standards in line with California’s ZEV regulation, finding that the program would save Coloradans up to $65 million annually by 2025, and up to $2.2 billion a year by 2040.