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
New Biden clean cars proposal will spur electric vehicle adoption, slash pollution
Used electric vehicle buyer’s guide
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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Report: Electric school buses are a win for our kids and our energy grid
Statement: New IPCC climate solutions report calls for an end to fossil fuels
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released on Monday a new report on climate solutions and mitigation.
Statement: Federal electric truck, bus investments help to slash air pollution, reduce climate emissions
Vice President Kamala Harris announced on Monday several initiatives to reduce diesel pollution from buses and trucks. Federal funding will now be available for electric transit buses and school buses, cleaner port vehicles and more. In addition, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a proposed rule to reduce pollution from heavy-duty trucks that will accelerate the deployment of zero-emission technology.
Statement: $5 billion for EV charging will turbocharge states’ electric car growth
The U.S. Departments of Transportation and Energy announced Thursday the state-by-state allocations of its $5 billion formula grants for electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure.
Statement: States should ‘fix-it-first’ because that’s what’s needed
Crititcs of U.S. DOT guidance on infrastructure spending are getting it wrong.