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By Neda Deylami. This blog was co-authored by José Acosta-Córdova, Senior Transportation Policy Analyst at LVEJO Transportation accounts for almost one-third of Illinois’ greenhouse gas emissions — the sector responsible for the most GHG emissions in the state. Medium- and heavy-duty vehicles, such as delivery vans, transit buses and large tractor-trailers are a disproportionate contributor …

As the impacts of climate change reveal themselves to North Carolinians in the form of heat, flooding, wildfires, drought, and increasingly intense and more frequent tropical storms, the case for urgent action to combat climate change is strengthening. Our state has made important strides, setting vehicle electrification goals and power sector emissions reductions directives, but …

EDF's electric vehicle experts assembled these facts to counter the lobbyists who want to make sure Americans keep paying at the pump.

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Statement by Mark Brownstein, EDF Senior Vice President, Energy Transition

Environmental Defense Fund and thirteen other health, environmental, and public interest groups are moving to defend the Environmental Protection Agency’s clean car standards against a legal challenge.

By Lindsay Shigetomi and Kae Tuitt This week, EDF witnessed the hardworking spirit of the fleet industry at the NAFA Fleet Management Association’s Institute and Expo, where thousands of fleet professionals from all over the country gathered in San Antonio, Texas to learn, share and gain new insights into fleet operations. We saw a level …

Statement by Lindsay Shigetomi, Manager, Fleet Electrification

Report published by Environmental Defense Fund takes lessons learned from rising adoption of electric trucks across industries and compiles them into a guide that can help fleets explore their power resiliency needs and the back-up power solutions available to them.

Statement of Alice Henderson, EDF Director and Lead Counsel for Transportation and Clean Air

By Dakoury Godo-Solo The adoption of electric trucks is on the rise, but as fleets make the transition, the idea of switching from diesel to electricity as a fuel source can raise concerns about reliability in the event of a power outage. Thankfully, this is a manageable challenge on the road to electrification — and …

By Kae Tuitt As more and more companies transition to zero-emission medium- and heavy-duty electric vehicles, it is increasingly clear that the future is electric. Still, some fleet owners coordinating receipt of new electric trucks and buses may face challenges with delays arising from the potentially lengthy and opaque interconnection process of getting EV chargers …

Making nitrous oxide and ammonia emissions data available is essential to assessing the climate impacts of ammonia as a shipping fuel.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit today rejected challenges that sought to overturn California’s long-established authority under the Clean Air Act to set its own protective standards for pollution from new cars and trucks.

Statement of EDF Executive Director Amanda Leland

The Environmental Protection Agency today finalized standards that will slash climate and smog-forming pollution from new heavy-duty vehicles like freight trucks, garbage trucks, and school buses in model years 2027 through 2032.

PepsiCo NA and Schneider National offer a blueprint for shippers and transportation partners to reduce Scope 3 transportation emissions.

Shopping for a used electric car or truck? Here’s what to look for (and look out for) before you buy.

Statement from Panos Spiliotis, EU Transport Senior Manager, Global Shipping and International Maritime Organization delegation lead at Environmental Defense Fund

Statement of EDF Executive Director Amanda Leland

The U.S. EPA finalized a new rule that will cut pollution from cars and light trucks, accelerating the fight against climate change.

News reports say the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will soon unveil its final clean car standards – limits on climate and health-harming pollution from new passenger cars and trucks and medium-duty vehicles like delivery vans in model years 2027 through 2032.

EDF analysis shows actual 2023 EV sales outperformed over 85% of expert forecasts from 2019 to 2022.

The growth in electric vehicle (EV) sales globally and the expectation of continued growth has led to huge investments in EV manufacturing and battery manufacturing around the world. Using data from Atlas Public Policy’s Global Private Investment Dashboard, EDF tallied EV and battery manufacturing investments in key regions of the world to see what trends can be observed.

EDF & Arup offer a roadmap to help ports reach net zero by 2050