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A new report from Environmental Defense Fund shows that proactive infrastructure investments will be key to accelerating the long-term transition to zero-emission medium- and heavy-duty electric vehicles.

EDF fact sheet on EV charging for Illinois home renters and condo owners. 

The ultimate electric car buyer’s guide: Eight essential questions (and answers) to consider when you’re thinking about a new car. 

Electric vehicles are a practical and affordable car option for everyone! This is where the future of driving is headed, so let’s dive into the facts so we can all be better informed with our car options.

10 recommendations from Environmental Defense Fund.

EDF is defending clean vehicle standards for cars, passenger trucks and heavy-duty vehicles in court.

With instant rebates on EVs now in effect, 2024 is a great year to get an electric vehicle.

Analysis by Environmental Defense Fund finds that enough U.S. battery production capacity has already been announced to supply all the electric vehicles – both cars and trucks – expected to be sold in 2030.

Summary of research, the result of a collaboration between EDF and Northwestern and informed by key input from community partners, demonstrating the significant positive impact that the Advanced Clean Trucks rule can have in the greater Chicagoland area.

By Istvan Bart, Climate Director Last week, Virgin Atlantic became the first commercial airline to fly across the Atlantic ocean using 100% sustainable aviation fuels , demonstrating the incredible potential of clean, alternative fuels for flight. We need more planes flying on SAF, because if aviation were a country, it would be one of the …

An innovative tool from EDF, RMI and the Sustainable Aviation Buyers’ Alliance, the registry supports corporations working to reduce their aviation footprints by purchasing sustainable aviation fuel certificates, or SAFc, with a consistent, transparent and verifiable record to enable credible climate disclosure.

Preliminary findings report for the Sustainable First Movers Initiative Identification Tool, a system created by Environmental EDF and Lloyd’s Register (LR) Maritime Decarbonisation Hub, in collaboration with Arup, to help shipping stakeholders align investment decisions that support the maritime energy transition away from fossil fuels.

To meet sustainability goals, municipalities and regional governments must develop partnerships with relevant stakeholders in the field of freight. This new analysis by EDF Europe aims to support this type of collaboration.

In order to meet sustainability goals, municipalities and regional governments must develop partnerships with relevant stakeholders in the field of freight.

Fleets across the country are going electric and utilities and regulators must be prepared for this essential transition.  New York is currently taking on an ambitious medium- and heavy-duty electric vehicle proceeding to address barriers to charging infrastructure and has just conducted a series of technical workshops that brought together fleets, utilities and experts, including …

Study commissioned by EDF lays out a comprehensive vision to unlock the potential of intermodal freight, suggesting how successfully integrating class I and short line rail into an updated intermodal ecosystem could usher in transformative gains for the industry, while simultaneously reducing greenhouse gas emissions from the freight sector.

Now more than ever, voters are supporting clean energy goals and production in the US. EVs provide a clean energy alternative as well as a lower overall cost of ownership for Floridians. Florida must lead on policies that help us meet EV market needs and infrastructure.

This informational sheet compares the total cost of ownership among diesel, compressed natural gas, propane and electric school buses. TCO sums all costs of a vehicle over its lifetime, including purchase price, fueling infrastructure, lifetime fuel & maintenance costs.

Nearly 100% of the first round of the U.S. EPA’s Clean School Bus program funding went to electric buses. And for good reason: they reduce local air pollution, lower transportation costs and improve grid resilience.

One of the Inflation Reduction Act’s key provisions is a powerful tax credit to spark the development and adoption of clean, low-carbon aviation fuels. Climate pollution from aircraft is often overlooked, but if aviation were a country, it would be among the top 10 greenhouse gas emitters. The Biden administration is about to make a …

This report from EDF and WSP finds that the U.S. market for electric vehicle and battery manufacturing, which was turbocharged by passage of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) one year ago, has continued to race ahead and is not expected to slow down any time soon.

Federal regulators should preserve rigorous environmental standards to reduce pollution and avoid wasting taxpayer money, explains EDF President Fred Krupp in The Wall Street Journal.

This post was written by EDF’s Ellen Robo One year ago this month, the Inflation Reduction Act put the pedal to the metal for investments in electric vehicle manufacturing – and it shows no sign of letting up. In fact, U.S. EV investments are still growing at a breakneck pace. In March, EDF and WSP …

Results of EDF analysis to compare the Total Cost of Ownership for currently available EVs to similar gasoline vehicles.

Research by Roush for EDF analyzes the potential electrification of MYs 2030 and 2032, 5-axle, single trailer Classes 7 and 8 tractors used to transport a significant fraction of road freight.