More Than 160 House Members Support Expanding Electric Vehicle Tax Credit, Showcasing Widespread Support Inside and Outside of Congress for Extension

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 30, 2019

CONTACT: Brianna Stevens | (720) 250-7579 | brianna@boundarystone.com 

In a letter to House leadership today, 166 members of the U.S. House of Representatives urged action on the federal electric vehicle (EV) tax credit through passage of the Driving America Forward Act, H.R. 2256. A copy of the letter, which was spearheaded by the House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition, New Democrats, and Congressional Progressive Caucus, is available here.

In addition to the broad coalition of support in Congress, a diverse group of industry stakeholders and non-governmental organizations are advocating for reform of the federal EV tax credit. The credit provides an important consumer incentive to make EVs more accessible, fosters an emerging American electric vehicle manufacturing industry, improves air quality, enhances our national security, and helps combat climate change.

While the current EV tax credit has been successful in accelerating zero-emission vehicle deployment, these cars still comprise less than one percent of automobiles on the road. At a time when our leaders should be doubling down on policies that enable EV adoption in the U.S., instead, we risk letting the domestic market stagnate by failing to act. Meanwhile, the rest of the world forges ahead in their support of EVs, and we risk ceding a market that already supports approximately 300,000 American jobs.

 Nearly 120 organizations (listed below) across the country—including the automotive industry, suppliers, utilities, environmentalists, public health groups, faith communities, consumer advocates, and minority representatives—have previously expressed their support for the bipartisan Driving America Forward Act. We urge the Congress to promptly pass this legislation before the end of the year.

  1. ABB Inc.

  2. Advanced Energy Economy

  3. African American Mayors Association

  4. Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers

  5. Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments

  6. Alliance to Save Energy

  7. The Alliance for Transportation Electrification

  8. American Council on Renewable Energy

  9. American Lung Association

  10. American Public Health Association

  11. American Public Power Association

  12. American Resilience Project

  13. Association of Global Automakers

  14. Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America

  15. BMW of North America

  16. California Electric Transportation Coalition

  17. California New Car Dealers Association

  18. CalStart

  19. Center for Climate and Energy Solutions

  20. Center for Renewable Energy Solutions

  21. CERES

  22. ChargeEVC

  23. ChargeForward

  24. ChargePoint

  25. ChargeUp Midwest

  26. Citizens Climate Lobby

  27. Clean Energy Action

  28. Clean Fuels Michigan 

  29. Clean Fuels Ohio

  30. Clean Power Research

  31. Climate Hawks Vote

  32. Coltura

  33. Consumer Federation of America

  34. Consumers Energy

  35. Copper Development Association

  36. DTE

  37. Eaton 

  38. Ecology Center

  39. Edison Electric Institute

  40. Electric Drive Transportation Association

  41. Electric Auto Association

  42. Electric Vehicle Charging Association

  43. Electrify America

  44. Enel Green Power North America

  45. Enervee

  46. Environment America

  47. Environment Virginia

  48. Environmental Defense Fund

  49. Environmental Law & Policy Center

  50. EVBox

  51. EVgo 

  52. EV LaunchPad

  53. EvStructure Company LLC

  54. FCA US 

  55. Ford Motor Company

  56. Forth

  57. Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Energy Association

  58. General Motors

  59. Greenlots

  60. Greenpeace USA

  61. GridWise Alliance

  62. Health Care Without Harm

  63. Honda North America

  64. Illinois Citizens Utility Board

  65. ITC Holdings Corp.

  66. ITS America

  67. Kerb_Space

  68. The Latino Coalition

  69. League of Conservation Voters

  70. Lyft

  71. Michigan League of Conservation Voters

  72. Motor and Equipment Manufacturers Association

  73. NAFA Fleet Management Association

  74. National Association of County Officials

  75. National Association of Minority Auto Dealers

  76. National Association of State Energy Officials

  77. National Audubon Society

  78. National Black Caucus of State Legislators

  79. National Electrical Manufacturers Association

  80. National Medical Association

  81. National Organization of Black County Officials

  82. National Rural Electric Cooperative Association

  83. National Urban League of Detroit and South Eastern Michigan

  84. National Wildlife Federation

  85. Natural Resources Defense Council

  86. The Nature Conservancy

  87. Nissan North America

  88. Northern Colorado Clean Cities

  89. Oregon Citizens’ Utility Board

  90. Panasonic Corporation of North America

  91. Physicians for Social Responsibility

  92. Plug In America

  93. Proterra

  94. Public Citizen

  95. Public Health Institute’s Center for Climate Change & Health

  96. Renewable Energy Vermont

  97. Respiratory Health Association

  98. Rivian Automotive LLC

  99. Rocky Mountain Institute

  100. Securing America’s Future Energy

  101. SemaConnect

  102. Siemens Corporation USA

  103. Sierra Club

  104. Silicon Valley Leadership Group

  105. South Florida Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

  106. Sunrise Movement

  107. SWTCH

  108. TE Connectivity

  109. Tesla, Inc.

  110. Toyota Motor North America

  111. Transportation Energy Partners

  112. Union of Concerned Scientists

  113. Uplight

  114. U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

  115. Volkswagen Group of America

  116. Volta

  117. The Wilderness Society

  118. World Wildlife Fund