October 3, 2024

Transportation Decarbonization

BPC Proposes $1 Trillion Infrastructure Compromise
The BPC proposed a compromise $1 trillion infrastructure package that would authorize $300 billion in spending for a clean energy transition.
New York Should Join TCI-P, Transportation Panel Says
New York Climate Action Council Transportation Panel said market-based strategies can support a mandate for 100% zero-emission vehicles by 2035.
Canadian EV Co. Lion Electric to Build Truck, Bus Factory in Illinois
Canadian EV manufacturer Lion Electric plans to build a plant in Illinois to produce medium- and heavy-duty urban trucks and school buses.
Oahu Transportation Plan Calls for $27B in Spending
The Oahu Metropolitan Planning Organization approved a regional transportation plan that would spend $27 billion on a massive infrastructure overhaul.
NY Legislators Send 100% ZEV Bill to Governor
A bill awaiting Gov. Cuomo's signature would require new passenger cars and M/HD vehicles in New York to be zero emission by 2035 and 2045, respectively.
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Maine Bill Aims to Block Regulatory ‘Back Door’ to Carbon Tax
Republicans in Maine have sponsored a bill that gives the legislature last say in whether the state joins RGGI.
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North Carolina Pushes to Reach Governor’s EV Goals
N.C. Gov. Roy Cooper signed on to a letter to President Biden, urging “all new passenger cars and light-duty trucks sold are zero-emission no later than 2035.”
Wash. Cap-and-trade, LCFS Tied to Transportation Package
Washington’s climate change bills will not go into effect until the legislature passes a transportation budget. No one is quite sure when that will be.
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Overheard at 2021 EnVision Forum
More than 40 electric industry professionals, regulators and academics joined the second EnVision Forum, sponsored by FERC and Virginia Tech.
FERC Electrification Conference Considers Future Grid
The need for uniform EV charging standards and the limits of state efforts to price carbon highlighted FERC’s technical conference on electrification.

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