Zero-Emission Vehicles Act of 2018 This bill amends the Clean Air Act to establish a zero-emission passenger vehicle standard. Specifically, the bill sets a schedule for increasing the percentage of zero-emission vehicles a vehicle manufacturer must sell, culminating in a requirement to sell only zero-emission vehicles by 2040. The bill also sets forth a zero-emission vehicle credit program that approves one zero-emission vehicle credit for each zero-emission vehicle sold in the United States.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Environmental Protection
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAir qualityCivil actions and liabilityEnergy efficiency and conservationEnvironmental Protection Agency (EPA)Environmental regulatory proceduresHybrid, electric, and advanced technology vehiclesManufacturing
A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to create a national zero-emission vehicle standard, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressS-3664| Senate
| Updated: 11/28/2018
Zero-Emission Vehicles Act of 2018 This bill amends the Clean Air Act to establish a zero-emission passenger vehicle standard. Specifically, the bill sets a schedule for increasing the percentage of zero-emission vehicles a vehicle manufacturer must sell, culminating in a requirement to sell only zero-emission vehicles by 2040. The bill also sets forth a zero-emission vehicle credit program that approves one zero-emission vehicle credit for each zero-emission vehicle sold in the United States.
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAir qualityCivil actions and liabilityEnergy efficiency and conservationEnvironmental Protection Agency (EPA)Environmental regulatory proceduresHybrid, electric, and advanced technology vehiclesManufacturing