ELECTRIFICATION
Our Commitment
Transitioning from polluting, fossil fuels to electric-powered cars, bikes, trains, and buildings.
THE ISSUE
The transportation sector is the leading source of carbon pollution in the Commonwealth, and from particulate matter to brake dust the volume of driving that currently takes place produces a long list of pollutants that harm our health and environment. Rapidly transitioning from pollution producing fossil fuel-powered engines to electric-powered cars, trucks, trains, and buses will produce numerous public health, economic, and climate benefits while also creating a cleaner mobility future for all Virginians.
Bill of the Day: Monitoring PFAS Contamination
Virginia does not currently require testing, disclosure, or limits on PFAS, including on our drinking water sources like in private wells or runoff from sewage sludge.
Bill of the Day: Investing in the Transition to Electric Vehicles
VCN is supporting legislation to invest in the transition to electric vehicles across the Commonwealth.
ROUNDUP: Unlawful Effort to Drop Clean Car Standards
Virginia Conservation Network Partners oppose the unlawful efforts to remove Clean Car Standards for Virginia.
Bill of the Day: Keeping Clean Cars in Virginia
VCN is defending our Clean Car Standards to ensure access and affordability to electric vehicles and protect our public health.
Land Use & Transportation Policy: 2023 General Assembly Review
Policies to defend Clean Car Standards, make streets safer for people who walk and bike, and support public transit funding.
ROUNDUP: Final Clean Car Standards Repeal Bill is Defeated!
The conservation community successfully defeated a series of bills that would have repealed or undermined the Clean Car Standards this General Assembly session.
RESOURCES
Report: Advancing Clean Vehicles in Virginia
Southern Environmental Law Center released a report highlighting the benefits of EVs in Virginia and policies that would help accelerate EV adoption.
Report: Boosting Health for Children – Benefits of Zero-Emission Transportation and Electricity
The American Lung Association released a report highlighting the benefits of zero-emission transportation and electricity on children's health.
Electric Vehicles in Virginia Fact Sheet
Synapse Energy Economics released a fact sheet evaluating the impact of electric vehicles on Virginia's electricity rates from 2011 to 2021, concluding that EVs lowered rates for both EV-owners and non-EV owners.
ARTICLE: $600M provided to US communities for public electric vehicle chargers
The Charging and Fueling Infrastructure Discretionary Grant Program provided more than $600 million to US communities for more public chargers for electric vehicles.
Biden Administration Announces Rules Aimed at Phasing Out Gas Cars
The Biden administration on Wednesday issued one of the most significant climate regulations in the nation’s history, a rule designed to ensure that the majority of new passenger cars and light trucks sold in the United States are all-electric or hybrids by 2032.
Report: Accelerating Cleaner Cars in Virginia
Our Partners at Southern Environmental Law Center have released a new report highlighting the many benefits from bringing cleaner cars to Virginia more quickly.
