March 11, 2023
High gasoline prices are placing an extreme burden on lower income families driving many miles in older, more polluting vehicles. California Assemblymember Phil Ting sponsored AB 2816 to help get these families into electric vehicles and cut their fuel costs, and for cleaner air and a healthier planet for all.
November 15, 2022
The midterm elections were a vote of confidence in EVs and the green energy future. Every Senator who voted for the Infrastructure bill and the Inflation Reduction Act was returned to the U.S. Senate, as were all but a small handful of U.S. Representatives.
October 31, 2022
California recently adopted a mandate to phase out new gasoline-powered cars and light trucks by 2035.
September 28, 2022
California recently adopted the Advanced Clean Cars II (ACC II) program, which cuts climate and air pollution by requiring that an increasing percentage of all new cars sold are electric, culminating in a 100% EV requirement by 2035.
August 25, 2022
California adopted the Advanced Clean Cars program (ACC II), a common-sense approach to cutting climate and air pollution by requiring that all new cars sold in 2035 and beyond are zero-emission vehicles.
August 23, 2022
The EV incentive provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (the “IRA”) could give a huge boost to the transition beyond gasoline. Here are 5 things you need to know:
August 11, 2022
The federal Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) became law on August 16, 2022. It provides a major boost to electric vehicles and to the clean electricity that will power them. It's further evidence that our leaders understand that moving beyond gasoline is key to meeting our environmental challenges and improving Americans' quality of life.
June 29, 2022
To meet today’s economic, political and climate crises, we must sharply reduce demand for gasoline. Coltura outlined its strategy for rapidly and equitably reducing gasoline consumption in an article, “Towards a National Strategy to Cut Gasoline Use,” published last month in the Georgetown Journal of International Affairs.
June 8, 2022
Coltura’s Gasoline Superusers report identified millions of lower-income families who use more than 100 gallons of gasoline per month who are struggling under the burden of today’s high gas prices. Many of these families live long distances from their workplaces or drive many miles as part of their jobs. The recent rise in gas prices is causing these families to spend upwards of $600 per month on gasoline, which can be more than one-third of their household income after taxes, rent, and food. High gas prices, and the impacts they entail, are likely to persist for years.
