CLEANER CARS AND TRUCKS WILL PUT US ON THE ROUTE TO ZERO EMISSIONS.

• By reinstating strong clean vehicle standards, the Biden EPA has created a win-win for consumers and the climate—saving drivers an estimated $2,400 over the lifetime of new vehicles purchased starting in 2026, and generating nationwide savings of $88 billion in reduced fuel and pollution costs by 2040.

• By saving drivers money at the pump, clean vehicle standards allow more dollars to go back into the local economies, which creates jobs and boosts economic growth.

• Everybody saves when their cars are more efficient—but low-income and middle-income people, who spend more of their earnings on transportation, benefit the most.

• Nearly 50,000 people in the United States die every year from pollution generated by the burning of fossil fuels for transportation and energy.

• A March 2022 American Lung Association report found that a nationwide switch to electric cars and trucks and clean electricity could save 110,000 lives and bring $1.2 trillion in public health benefits across the U.S., plus more than $1.7 trillion in climate benefits, over the next 30 years.

• The transition to pollution-free vehicles will have an especially large impact on the health of children. Over the same time period, the American Lung Association estimated that the transition will prevent 2.79 million pediatric asthma attacks, 147,000 cases of pediatric acute bronchitis, and 508 infant mortalities.

• Tailpipe emissions disproportionately impact communities of color. People of color are 3.7 times more likely than white people to live in a county with 3 failing grades for air quality, according to the American Lung Association.

• Due to a long history of racist policies, low-income communities and communities of color are more likely to live in areas near highways and traffic zones, which have higher levels of air pollution. They’re also more likely to live near major freight corridors, industrial zones, ports, and warehouses, where intensely health-harming diesel pollution from trucks is most concentrated.

• Strong EPA regulations and advancements in zero-emission vehicle technology are critical in protecting communities overburdened by air pollution.

• The transportation sector is the largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States.

• According to the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine, deep decarbonization of the transportation sector, in line with the goals of the Paris Agreement, will require about half of new vehicles to be zero-emissions by 2030.

• Clean vehicle standards are important and effective safeguards for fighting the climate crisis, which is a threat multiplier that puts humanity’s health at further risk.

• Today, there are at least 373,604 Americans employed in the clean vehicles industry, and the sector added nearly 50,000 jobs in 2022. Electric vehicles led the sector, growing by 26.8%, according to an analysis by E2.

• States that want to keep their economies strong should continue to develop clear-car technology as the global market shifts to more efficient and all-electric vehicles.

•An analysis by U.C. Berkeley found that a transition to 100% electric vehicle sales by 2035 would support a net increase of over 2 million jobs.

• Investors with over $2.7 trillion in total assets under management, as well as more than 80 companies with a combined $1.3 trillion in annual revenue have called for for strong clean vehicle standards.

• Strong clean vehicle standards enhance the global competitiveness of the U.S. auto industry, providing regulatory certainty, needed to spur innovation, boost manufacturing and job growth, and attract advanced vehicle technology investment to the U.S.

• Most world governments, representing roughly three-quarters of the global light-duty vehicle market, have committed to phasing out gasoline and diesel cars and trucks.

• Our nation's transportation sector becomes less vulnerable on fossil fuel price swings and the global oil market, as the nation implements policies that increase investments in clean transportation and fuel sources.

• The volatile cost of gasoline and diesel puts a strain on company bottom lines, and vehicle maintenance is a constant burden for large fleets as well as smaller owner-operators. Research shows that pollution-free, electric heavy-duty trucks are cheaper to own and operate over the lifetime of the vehicle compared to a polluting version, saving fleets money. US fleets operating zero-emission trucks today are already seeing these benefits and zero-emission truck manufacturers are continually improving their vehicles’ range, capabilities, and reliability.

• Drivers love electric trucks — they’re quieter, smoother, more stable and faster when quick bursts of speeds are needed.