Gasoline Phaseout News – July 2025
Used EVs Now Cost Less Than Used Gas Cars
The used EV market is booming—and for the first time, electric vehicles are cheaper than gas-powered cars. As of July 2025, the average used EV costs $28,767, compared to $29,533 for a gas car, according to iSeeCars. A growing supply of off-lease EVs and federal purchase incentives have driven prices down, making EVs more accessible than ever. Popular models like the Chevy Bolt, Nissan Leaf, and Hyundai Ioniq are widely available at budget-friendly prices.
At the same time, EV buyers can save hundreds per month on fuel and maintenance.
With more EVs on the road and resale prices dropping, now may be the perfect time to make the switch—especially for households seeking long-term savings. Interested? Check local EV listings and calculate your potential savings at www.coltura.org/maketheswitch.
EPA Plans Repeal of Tailpipe Pollution Laws
The EPA has announced plans to repeal the Endangerment Finding and weaken national tailpipe pollution standards — a direct threat to public health and climate progress.
The Endangerment Finding, established in 2009, is the scientific and legal foundation that allows the EPA to regulate climate pollution under the Clean Air Act. It confirms that greenhouse gas emissions, including from tailpipes, endanger human health and the environment.
Tailpipe emissions are the largest source of climate pollution in the U.S. and a leading cause of respiratory illness and premature death. Weakening these protections would lock in more fossil fuel use, more pollution, and more harm to communities across the country.
Coltura strongly condemns this move, which prioritizes oil industry profits over clean air and a livable climate. Read our full statement here.
Help Fuel the Shift to a Cleaner Future
Gasoline pollution is harming our health, raising living costs, and heating the planet. But together, we can drive change. At Coltura, we’re accelerating the switch from gas to electric vehicles with powerful data, smart policy, and targeted outreach to the drivers who burn the most gas. Every dollar helps us reach more families, influence more leaders, and replace more gas miles with clean electric ones. The stakes couldn’t be higher—and your support couldn’t be more powerful.
Data insight of the month: EV Cost Advantages Hold Steady in Q2
EV savings are holding steady at 6.2 cents/mile in Q2 2025, according to Coltura’s EV Cost Savings Index.
The average annual fuel savings for a US driver driving 25,000 miles/year switching to an EV is $1,557. In Washington State, where electricity is cheap and gasoline is expensive, that driver would save 11.7 cents/mile, for annual fuel savings of $2,920. In California, the fuel savings would be 8.8 cents/mile or $2,211/year. In Georgia, the driver would save 5.8 cents/mile or $1,452/year.
Explore how much drivers in your state could save at data.coltura.org/ev-savings-index.
Gas Station of the Month: ENI, Rome, Italy
On July 4, an explosion at an ENI-branded gas station in Rome, Italy, injured at least 45 people, including police officers and firefighters. The suspected cause was a gas leak during fuel-tank refilling operations that resulted in a fire and an explosion. Read more here.
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Culture Corner: Ron Swanson Goes Electric in $43m Veloz Campaign
Nick Offerman, the actor beloved for playing anti-government outdoorsman Ron Swanson on Parks and Recreation, is the unexpected new voice of a nationwide EV campaign—bring on the irony.
Swanson is doing videos for Electric for All, a $43.5 million national EV education campaign funded by Electrify America and led by Veloz.
Offerman uses humor and pragmatism to highlight the everyday perks of electric vehicles: saving money, reducing maintenance, and charging at home. He’s not preaching politics—he’s offering practical reasons to go electric, with just the right dose of dry wit.
It’s exactly the kind of message that resonates with EV skeptics: real benefits, delivered by someone who doesn’t fit the usual mold of an environmental advocate.
Check out a preview here and share it with your favorite gas-loving uncle.
