Commercial, Energy Efficiency, GHG Emissions  -  December 13, 2024

EPA Allocates $735 Million for Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that 70 applicants across 27 states, three Tribal Nations and one territory were tentatively selected to receive over $735 million to assist in the purchase of over 2,400 zero-emission vehicles through its first Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles Grant Program. 

The EPA’s Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles Grant Program, created by President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act, will replace existing internal combustion engine heavy-duty vehicles with zero-emission vehicles — including school buses — while also supporting the build out of clean vehicle infrastructure.

The EPA’s Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles Grant Program will accelerate the adoption and deployment of eligible Class 6 and 7 zero-emission vehicles. Approximately 70% of the selections announced will support the purchase of clean school buses.

Proposed replacement vehicles include battery-electric box trucks, cargo trucks, emergency vehicles, refuse/recycling haulers, school buses, shuttle buses, step vans, transit buses, utility vehicles and other vocational vehicles, as well as a small number of hydrogen fuel cell transit buses. In addition, the Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles Grant Program funds zero-emission vehicle fueling infrastructure (e.g., electric vehicle charging stations).

“Thanks to President Biden, we are accelerating American leadership in developing clean technologies that address the impacts of climate change,” said EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan in a statement. “Together, the Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles Grant projects announced today will slash air pollution and enhance the country’s infrastructure for cleaner transportation solutions, creating good-paying jobs along the way.”

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