You have the power: how to electrify your home with new tax credits
Hundreds turned out for a workshop to learn how to take advantage of new tax credits to get a heat pump, go solar, buy an electric vehicles, weatherize their home and more.
Electric vehicles
We have all the tools to build an electric vehicle future — we just have to use them.
Whether you own an electric car, or you’re figuring out if an EV is right for you, or you just think electric cars are cool — we can all get excited about the benefits of putting more EVs on the road. Cleaner cars mean cleaner air, healthier communities and a safer climate.
And why wait, when electric vehicles are ready to roll across the country, and we’re closer than ever to a future where our kids ride electric buses to school, our mail and packages arrive on electric trucks, and most new cars sold get plugged in at night? Together, we can accelerate the transition to an electric vehicle future.
The Latest on Electric vehicles
Used Electric Vehicle Buyer’s Guide
Statement: US Postal Service’s electric vehicle purchases will help deliver a cleaner future
Updates
Postal Service to purchase 9,000 electric vehicles and install 14,000 chargers
Driving toward nationwide electric school bus deployment
U.S. Postal Service is going electric
What You Can Do
Tell the U.S. Postal Service: We should be investing in clean electric vehicles, not dirty diesel ones
Featured Resources
Electric School Buses and the Grid
Frequently asked questions about buying an electric car
How federal tax credits can help you get an electric vehicle
Trouble in the Air
Did You Know?
Global electric car sales doubled from 2020 to 2021.
What We're Doing
One of the primary barriers to putting even more EVs on the road is lack of access to public charging stations — which is why we're urging governors across the country to invest in charging infrastructure.
The Latest
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Statement: Rather than a gas tax holiday, US should address oil dependence at its roots
We need to rethink our transportation system to truly free Americans from the pain of oil market volatility.
EPA opens applications, announces guidelines for $5 billion Clean School Bus Program
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is unveiling its historic, $5 billion Clean School Bus Program on Friday. This new program, created by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act signed into law by President Joe Biden last November, will help school districts replace polluting diesel buses with zero-tailpipe-emission, electric school buses.
Statement: States sue to stop misguided USPS plan to spend billions on gas powered vehicles
Attorneys general from 16 states,the District of Columbia and environmental groups sued the U.S. Postal Service on Thursday to halt purchases of thousands of gas-powered trucks that only get 8.6 ils per gallon, only a small improvement over teh 30-year-old vehicles currently in use.
Statement: Advocates back members of Congress calling for an additional $300 million for electric school buses
United States Sens. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) and Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) and Reps. Tony Cárdenas (D-Calif.) and Jahana Hayes (D-Conn.) led a letter on Wednesday requesting $300 million in new funding for electric school buses in the Fiscal Year 2023 budget. The letter also called for additional outreach and efforts to bring zero-emission buses to rural and underserved schools.
