Union of Concerned Scientists
For Advancing Truck Electrification In The U.S.
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Amount$200,000
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Program
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Date Awarded9/13/2021
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Term24.0 Months
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Type of SupportProject
Strategies
Overview
The Union of Concerned Scientists’ clean vehicles program is at the forefront of providing in-depth technical analysis to advance zero-emission road freight in the U.S. With this grant, the union will work on regulations in California and 15 other states that have signed an MOU to work with California to advance zero-emission trucks. The organization will also submit comments and engage with the U.S. EPA and NHTSA as both agencies begin work on a multi-pollutant federal emissions standards for heavy-duty vehicles starting in model year 2027. (Substrategy: Electrification)
About the Grantee
Grantee Website
www.ucsusa.org
Address
Two Brattle Square, Cambridge, MA, 02138-3780, United States
Grants to this Grantee
for the Clean Transportation program
The Union of Concerned Scientists, a national nonprofit organization, uses rigorous, independent science to solve our planet’s most pressing problems. The union works to advance equitable and sustainable transportation electrification of both passenger and heavy-duty vehicles; improve access to low- and zero-carbon mobility options beyond electric vehicles; and promote guardrails in policies to decarbonize transportation fuels, while planning for petroleum phaseout. (Substrategy: Electrification)
