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Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Paving the Road to EV Transition

The proverbial road to Electric Vehicle (EV) rollout is paved with numerous challenges. Among these speedbumps is the preeminent question of how the infrastructure to support nationwide EV charging will be financed and...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Energy & Climate Counsel

EV Roundup - September 2024

In June 2024, the U.S. Department of the Treasury and IRS announced that U.S. consumers have saved more than $1 billion in upfront costs on their purchase of more than 150,000 clean vehicles since January 1, 2024, thanks to...more

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D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals Rejects Challenge to California's Limits on Automotive Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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In Ohio et al. v. U.S. EPA, on April 9, 2024, the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit upheld a decision by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") to allow California's 2013 greenhouse gas emissions...more

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State Legislatures Confront California Vehicle Emissions Regulations

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Motor carriers and equipment manufacturers are closely watching federal and California Air Resources Board (CARB) developments in the future of vehicle emissions. The headline has long been that a transition from internal...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

California Climate Change Legislation, Policy and Regulation – 2023 in Review

As we enter 2024, we once again review the most significant legislation, policy changes and regulatory actions with respect to climate change taken by California in the past year. In contrast to 2022, which brought a revamp...more

Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP

Unpacking California's 2024 Zero Emission Fleet Mandate

Should state and local governments be concerned about California’s 2024 mandate to purchase zero emission fleet vehicles given that many of those vehicles do not yet exist? Procopio's John Lormon and Matt Abbot address...more

Allen Matkins

California Environmental Law & Policy Update - 7.07.23

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The California Air Resources Board (CARB) and the Truck and Engine Manufacturers Association said on Thursday that they had reached an agreement, referred to as the "Clean Truck Partnership," that gives new flexibility for...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Data Deep Dive – Is Gen Z less interested in driving or owning a car than prior generations?

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Generation Z, born between the mid-1990s and the early 2010s, has been characterized as a generation that is tech-savvy, environmentally conscious, and more interested in experiences than possessions. As such, it should come...more

Dickinson Wright

Plugged In: An EV Newsletter Vol. 1, No. 4

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On March 21, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) issued proposed regulations imposing on public reporting companies’ disclosure obligations concerning climate change impacts and GHG emissions. The proposal,...more

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German Court Dismisses Climate-Related Lawsuit Against Volkswagen AG

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The regional court of Braunschweig, as competent court for the headquarters of Volkswagen AG ("VW"), rendered a decision that is a significant setback for climate litigation activists in Germany by fully dismissing a...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

New North Carolina Executive Order Aims to Increase Percentage Zero-Emission Trucks & Buses Purchased in the State

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A new Executive Order by North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper aims to accelerate the state’s shift to zero-emission trucks and buses. The Executive Order aims to increase the availability of zero-emission medium- and heavy-duty...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Foley Automotive Report - September 2022 - 2

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This report helps automotive suppliers inform their legal and operational decisions to help address challenges and opportunities. Key Developments - Foley & Lardner will host a half-day Automotive Forum on Wednesday,...more

Hogan Lovells

The IRA’s electric vehicle and battery credits: More complexity and more benefit for US manufacturing

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The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) includes a significant expansion of U.S. electric vehicle (EV) tax credits.  In contrast to the IRA’s extensions of other preexisting clean energy tax incentives, the IRA’s consumer EV tax...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Energy & Climate Counsel

The Battle Over California’s Authority to Set Vehicle Emission Standards Continues

EPA, States, and the auto industry are again ratcheting up the battle over California’s authority to set vehicle GHG and Zero Emission Vehicles program. The Clean Air Act generally prohibits a state from adopting its own...more

White & Case LLP

German Court hears case of farmer suing a major car manufacturer over greenhouse gas emissions

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On 20 May 2022, the Regional Court of Detmold heard a climate change complaint brought by a farmer against a major German automotive car manufacturer. The plaintiff claimed that the defendant’s production of gas-fueled...more

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States Target EPA’s Revival of California Clean Air Act Waiver

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On May 12, seventeen states filed a petition for review of EPA’s decision to reinstate California’s authority to set its own motor vehicle emissions standards. The petition was filed in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C....more

Foley Hoag LLP - Energy & Climate Counsel

Infrastructure Package Makes New Investments in the Electric Transportation Future

The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act signed into law today not only makes critical investments in our core infrastructure, it creates several new programs to support the increasing electrification of the transportation...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

COVID-19, Climate Change, and Automotive 2.0 Mean Infrastructure Changes on the Horizon

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Governments around the globe are facing a classic chicken and egg conundrum – do they wait for automotive 2.0 to arrive en masse before they invest untold sums of money in infrastructure to support the Automotive 2.0...more

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Living Mobility Spotlight Q&A series - June 2021

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What is Living Mobility? It is easier to say what it is not. The automotive industry is no longer focused on the traditional vehicle. Not only are the vehicles changing but we are now focused on mobility: different modes of...more

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Biden to Announce Emissions Reductions as Auto Industry, State Leaders Weigh In

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As the Biden administration continues to shape its environmental priorities and agenda, greenhouse gas emissions remain a sharp focus. President Biden is hosting a White House climate summit this week, and is expected to...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Electric vehicle incentives - federal

With interest and investment in electric vehicle (EV) technology increasing steadily, it is important for original equipment manufacturers, suppliers, dealers, and consumers to be aware of federal and state incentives...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Biden Administration Charts Aggressive Course Toward Electric Vehicle Adoption

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President Biden campaigned on a platform that included a commitment to take dramatic action to address climate change; within a week of taking office in January 2021, he issued an executive order establishing a task force to...more

Lathrop GPM

Federal Government and Private Sector Climate Change Developments

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The implications of climate change have gone from an esoteric topic that a very limited number of companies focused upon just a few years ago to one that is becoming more mainstream by the day. President Biden campaigned on...more

A&O Shearman

Propel: The road to zero emissions in Oxford, UK

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In the latest installment of Propel, our podcast series on self-driving vehicles, New York partner Paul Keller speaks with Councillor Tom Hayes, Council Deputy Leader in Oxford, UK, about the role the City’s mobility plans...more

Hogan Lovells

Living Mobility Spotlight Q&A series (UPDATED)

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What is Living Mobility? It is easier to say what it is not. The automotive industry is no longer focused on the traditional vehicle. Not only are the vehicles changing but we are now focused on mobility: different modes of...more

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