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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the U.S. Climate Alliance announced that the governors of Wisconsin and Hawaiʻi have joined the Affordable Clean Cars Coalition — a growing partnership among governors to help sustain America’s transition to cleaner and more affordable cars, support U.S. automotive manufacturers and workers, and safeguard states’ clean air authority.
Governors Tony Evers (WI) and Josh Green, M.D. (HI) join 11 other governors who launched the coalition earlier this year, including Governors Gavin Newsom (CA), Jared Polis (CO), Matt Meyer (DE), Wes Moore (MD), Maura Healey (MA), Phil Murphy (NJ), Michelle Lujan Grisham (NM), Kathy Hochul (NY), Tina Kotek (OR), Dan McKee (RI), and Bob Ferguson (WA).
“All Wisconsinites deserve to be able to drive the newest and cleanest cars on the market, especially those that save money and pollute less,” said Wisconsin Governor Evers. “We need to make it easier, not harder, for consumers to upgrade to electric vehicles — and that’s exactly what we’re doing through this state-led partnership.”
“Hawaiʻi is committed to a clean energy future that protects the health of our people,” said Hawaiʻi Governor Green. “By investing in electrification, we can put more electric vehicles on the road and give our families more choices and lower costs, while safeguarding our communities from harmful pollution.”
States participating in the Affordable Clean Cars Coalition are collaborating to:
To support these goals, the Alliance is providing resources to help members tackle vehicle pollution and lower barriers for consumers to more affordably own, drive, charge, and maintain clean cars. The effort is one of several multi-state partnerships hosted by the Alliance that provide a platform for states and territories to deepen collaboration, participate in peer-to-peer learning, engage experts and stakeholders, and develop scalable solutions. Additionally, the Alliance launched a nationwide effort last month to encourage Americans to take advantage of federal clean energy incentives — including thousands of dollars in tax credits for EVs and EV charger installations — before they expire.
State-led action on clean vehicles has a demonstrated track record of supporting and creating good-paying jobs, promoting energy independence, and expanding consumer choice to more vehicle models, while simultaneously reducing America’s vehicle pollution and helping tackle the climate crisis. Thanks to the leadership of U.S. Climate Alliance governors, 71 percent of the nation’s registered clean cars and 68 percent of publicly available chargers are currently located in the coalition’s states and territories. Alliance members’ greenhouse gas emissions from transportation are also falling at a much faster rate than the rest of the country.
Today’s announcement comes amid record sales of clean cars in the U.S., which more than quadrupled between 2020 and 2024, and rapidly expanding charging infrastructure, which is more widely available than ever before. Importantly, clean cars are saving people money at the pump — with an estimated $1,200 in annual savings on fuel costs alone and an average of $10,000 in savings over a car’s lifespan.
The Affordable Clean Cars Coalition builds on past multistate efforts, including the Nation’s Clean Car Promise, the Multi-state Zero-Emission Vehicle Memorandum of Understanding, and the Multi-state Medium- and Heavy-duty Vehicle Zero-Emission Vehicle Memorandum of Understanding. States will customize efforts to address their own individual challenges and opportunities while working together to achieve the coalition’s collective goals.
Launched on June 1, 2017 by the governors of Washington, New York, and California to help fill the void left by President Trump’s initial decision to withdraw the U.S. from the Paris Agreement, the Alliance has grown to include 24 governors from across the U.S. representing approximately 60% of the U.S. economy and 55% of the U.S. population. Governors in the Alliance have pledged to collectively reduce net greenhouse gas emissions by at least 26-28% by 2025, 50-52% by 2030, and 61-66% by 2035, all below 2005 levels, and collectively achieve overall net-zero greenhouse gas emissions as soon as practicable, and no later than 2050.
The Alliance’s states and territories will continue to advance innovative and impactful climate solutions to grow the economy, create jobs, and protect public health, and have a long record of action and results. In fact, the Alliance reduced its collective net greenhouse gas emissions by 19% between 2005 and 2022, while increasing collective GDP by 30%, and is on track to meet its near-term climate goal by reducing collective GHG emissions 26% below 2005 levels by 2025. The coalition’s states and territories are employing more workers in the clean energy sector, achieving lower levels of dangerous air pollutants, and preparing more effectively for climate impacts and executing more pre-disaster planning than the rest of the country.
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