Governor Newsom is Helping the San Joaquin Valley Embrace Electric Vehicles

The Clean Cars 4 All Program Has Replaced More than 2,000 San Joaquin Valley Cars with Plug-in Electric Vehicles The Coalition for Clean Air (CCA) announced the successful replacement of 2,000 older, highly-polluting cars with used plug-in electric vehicles in disadvantaged communities in the San Joaquin Valley. The milestone is the direct result of the … Read more

San Joaquin Valley Hits Milestone in Electric Vehicle Adoption

Valley drivers share how their plug-in electric vehicles have changed their lives State Program Has Replaced More than 2,000 San Joaquin Valley Cars with Plug-in Electric Vehicles Coalition for Clean Air (CCA) announced today the successful replacement of 2,000 older, highly-polluting cars with used plug-in electric vehicles in disadvantaged communities in the San Joaquin Valley. … Read more

The Clean Fuels Reward program is here

Exciting news on the electric car front: California has launched the Clean Fuels Reward electric vehicle (EV) incentive program. This new program will instantly reduce the price of a new qualifying battery-electric or plug-in hybrid vehicle by $1,500. When combined with other federal and state incentives, Californians can qualify for up to $13,500 in EV … Read more

Coalition for Clean Air applauds Governor Newsom for signing AB 841, legislation to protect school health and help foster electric vehicle charger deployment

Coalition for Clean Air applauds Governor Newsom for signing AB 841, legislation to protect school health and help foster electric vehicle charger deployment The Coalition for Clean Air applauds Governor Newsom for signing Assembly Bill 841. This important bill will protect health in schools and help deploy public electric vehicle chargers. “Today is a win … Read more

COVID-19: Both a threat and an opportunity for clean transportation

COVID-19’s public health threat is clear. In just four months, over 104,000 Americans have died during the pandemic. The virus’s death toll already exceeds the United States’ combined military fatalities during the Korean, Vietnam, Gulf, Afghan, and Iraq Wars – a period that stretches roughly 40 years. These numbers are sobering and tragic, but COVID-19’s … Read more

Trump Administration Takes a Wrong Turn on Fuel Efficiency Standards

The Trump administration has announced a rollback of the federal clean-car standards that protect our health from tailpipe pollution. The Obama administration enacted a mandate for fuel efficiency standards to increase by 5% every year; Trump has rolled this back to just 1.5% per year. This follows up on the administration’s attack on California’s tailpipe … Read more

Newsom’s Budget Disappointing for Clean Transportation

ACTION ALERT: Contact Governor Newsom’s office now and ask for more money for clean cars, trucks, and buses [button text=”Contact Governor Newsom” link=”https://govapps.gov.ca.gov/gov40mail/”]   Statement of Coalition for Clean Air Policy Director Bill Magavern FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, January 10, 2020 Contact: Bill Magavern 916-527-8051   Governor Newsom today proposed a debilitating cut in the … Read more