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Ford Motor Company announced an extraordinary new commitment to electric vehicles, including new investments from Ford and its partners totaling $11.4 billion.

Electric trucks provide an opportunity for organizations with fleets to fundamentally transform the environmental impact of their operations. But rather than the incremental progress of better pollution control equipment and improved fuel efficiency we’ve seen play out over the past two decades, the technical innovation in electric vehicles over the past few years has been …

Bold plan will drive clean energy investment

Last month Houston Metro voted to shift to purchasing only zero-emission buses by 2030 — the same year the U.N.’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has set as a deadline to cut the world’s emissions in half. Both decisions are driven by the same goal: a healthier, safer and cleaner world for our kids. As …

EDF Statement from Elizabeth Gore, Senior Vice President, Political Affairs

Statement from Mary Barber, Director, Regulatory and Legislative Affairs at Environmental Defense Fund

By Daniela de Souza On September 1, a bill that helps businesses build a better, brighter future for electric vehicles in Texas will become state law. SB 1202, makes it possible for companies or individuals that own or operate equipment used solely for electric vehicle charging services to avoid being regulated as electric utilities or …

Today the Houston METRO Board of Directors voted to approve a transformational goal to fully electrify the transit agency’s fleet of over 1,300 buses by 2030, in addition to signing off on the development of a Climate Action Plan.

A new report by M.J. Bradley & Associates for EDF shows a large and growing opportunity to expand America’s zero-emission freight trucks and buses.

Statement of EDF President Fred Krupp – August 5, 2021

Statement of EDF President Fred Krupp – August 4, 2021

By Jason Mathers and Ellen Bell Truck fleets across the country are enthusiastically embracing the emergence of electric medium- and heavy-duty trucks. This is the main finding of a new EDF analysis of public announcements and known deployments of leading fleets. EDF found nearly 500 existing electric deployments and pledges to deploy nearly 300 times …

Transitioning to zero-emission trucks and buses is necessary for both climate stability and to protect communities from air pollution. With nearly 23 million diesel-fueled medium and heavy duty trucks and buses operating on roads today in the U.S., moving to zero-emission technology will result in significant investments in manufacturing, infrastructure, operations and maintenance training, research …

As millions of Americans hit the road this weekend to visit loved ones and celebrate the Fourth of July, there is increasing reason for optimism that our road trips of the future will be in vehicles that do not emit any pollution. This past week, the Environmental Protection Agency sent proposed motor vehicle emissions standards …

EDF today announced an ad campaign calling on the Biden administration and the Environmental Protection Agency to make short-haul vehicles cleaner.

By Harold Rickenbacker Consumer preference for at-home delivery is on the rise, and with it, the need for more trucks on the road. Transportation is now the leading source of greenhouse gas emissions, and trucks — though making up only less than 5% of vehicles on the road — are responsible for over half of …

EDF statement from Elizabeth Gore, Senior Vice President, Political Affairs

By Larissa Koehler and Casey Horan One year ago today, 15 states and Washington D.C. took a major step toward improving the health of people and our planet by committing to work collaboratively toward decarbonizing their trucking industries. As part of this agreement, these states have vowed to ensure 100% of medium- and heavy-duty vehicles …

Setting standards for the transition of short-haul trucks and buses to zero-emission vehicles can help deliver clean air while generating more jobs.

A recent report from Bloomberg New Energy Finance highlights the urgent need for policymakers to prioritize truck electrification, which could have sweeping benefits for the climate, public health, and American jobs. The annual EV outlook includes (for the first time) a comparison of the zero-emission vehicle adoption path needed to achieve net-zero by 2050, as …

EDF and its allies strongly support EPA’s proposal to reverse the Trump Administration's revoking of a waiver for zero-emission vehicle standards.

Will businesses advocate for the bold policies needed to meet their commitments?

Learn how you can start using commercial electric vehicles to fulfill your last mile deliveries today.

There is a clear solution to address both climate and air pollution for companies whose business depends on trucks: fleet electrification.

Run on Less – Electric provides the opportunity for fleets to see zero-emission vehicles achieving product delivery along real-world routes.