Driving Clean in Electric Vehicles

By cleaning up the cars we drive, we can do good for our health and the environment. But this new technology needs to be more widespread, accessible, and affordable.

CLF in Action

Transportation is the largest source of carbon pollution in New England. It’s our collective responsibility to ensure the cars and trucks we drive don’t overheat the planet. We’re on the right track with state tax rebates and the federal Inflation Reduction Act’s rebates that make electric cars more feasible. But that’s not nearly enough to electrify all our transportation.

CLF is pushing for more financial incentives to make buying electric vehicles more affordable. We also need our governments and businesses to join in electrifying their vehicle fleets, too. On top of these changes, auto manufacturers must produce more electric vehicles so that people have better options on price and model.

CLF will continue our push to support forward-looking initiatives to replace gas guzzlers with new, clean cars across the region.

What’s at Stake

Our cars, trucks, buses, trains, and planes are New England’s biggest sources of climate-damaging emissions. Meanwhile, tailpipe pollution causes asthma and other health problems, especially in low-income and communities of color. Switching from gas-powered cars to electric vehicles cuts the pollution that endangers health and fuels climate change.

To stave off the worst impacts of climate change and reach 100% clean energy, electric cars, trucks, and buses must be a part of the climate solution. What’s more, electric vehicles can boost the regional economy and promote energy independence by keeping money at home that we currently spend importing gasoline and oil.

Electric vehicle adoption is growing, but slowly. By ramping up their adoption now, we can deliver more of these critical benefits sooner. We need an all-hands-on-deck effort from the government, utilities, automakers, and auto dealers to push this new technology over the tipping point and set us on a path toward a healthier climate future.