Shifting to electric vehicles and sustainable fuels
The problem: Transportation continues to run mostly on fossil fuels, creating about 20% of the world’s pollution as demand keeps rising. This pollution is a major contributor to climate change and causes serious health issues including lung disease and heart problems, as well as millions of early deaths each year.
What we’re doing about it: We’re speeding up the transition to electric cars and trucks and driving the adoption of cleaner fuels for planes and ships. We focus first on the people hit hardest by pollution — those living near highways, ports and industrial zones. By 2030, our goal is to get the policies and investments in place to keep the transition on track.
Impact by the numbers
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Investments in EV manufacturing that have been announced in the U.S. over a decade
Our work cleaning up the global transportation system
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States are powering America’s transition to EVs — even amid federal uncertainty
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New York City’s congestion pricing boasts big wins
- Expert Voices
Have questions about electric cars? Our EV expert has answers.
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Strategies to decarbonize aviation must protect communities and the climate
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Going electric: A big opportunity for small vessels in The Bahamas
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A roadmap for European cities looking to decarbonize urban freight
Updates
Read the latest articles, blogs and press releases on clean transportation.
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Driving change: How Cary, North Carolina, is leading fleet electrification with its first electric fire truck
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Fleet leadership update: Four actions fleets must take to sustain clean transportation momentum in a changing landscape
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California should invest more in clean vehicles for healthier air and lower costs
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Illinois is at a turning point in transportation policy, new bills this session can speed momentum
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EPA Sued Over Illegal Repeal of Climate Protections
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Powering Florida: New Report Finds Port Electrification Strengthens Global Competitiveness
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Clean transportation resources
Dig deeper into our work with these resources for researchers, policymakers, journalists and communities.
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Fleet Electrification Solutions Center
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Case studies: Stories of fleets on the road to electrification
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Decarbonization of the aviation sector must address air quality concerns
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How are air pollution and climate change connected?
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Driving change: How electric vehicles are benefiting people across the U.S.
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Electric school buses: Good for the environment and the bottom line (PDF)
Our clean transportation experts
Media contact
Erica Fick
(213) 435-7160 (office)