Background
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CDPHE shall develop a rule to establish a ZEV program, and propose it to the AQCC by May 2019, for possible adoption by October 30, 2019.
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CDPHE shall also revise its Beneficiary Mitigation Plan to allocate funds remaining from the Volkswagen settlement to the electrification of buses, trucks, and other vehicles.
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A new Transportation Electrification Workgroup will draw representatives from CDPHE, CDOT, the Colorado Energy Office, and several other state agencies.
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CDOT shall develop a Zero Emission Vehicle and Clean Transportation Plan to support widespread ZEV adoption.
Stakeholder process
- September 20, 2018
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Audio Discussion (MP3, 2 hours, 9 minutes).
CDPHE: "Advanced Clean Cars for Colorado: Zero Emission Vehicle Proposal to Stakeholder Work Group."
Shulock Consulting: "ZEV Regulation - What Would It Mean For Colorado?"
International EV Policy Council: "Driving the Market for Plug-In Vehicles: Understanding ZEV Mandates."
Global Automakers letter opposing Colorado ZEV mandate.
- October 19, 2018
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Audio Discussion (MP3, 1 hour 35 minutes, meeting starts at 1:40).
Environmental Entrepreneurs (E2): Macroeconomic Analysis of Clean Vehicle Scenarios for Colorado.
National Association of State Energy Officials (NASEO): PEV Policy Evaluation Rubric.
International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT): The Continued Transition to Electric Vehicles in U.S. Cities.
K.K. DuVivier (University of Denver, College of Law): Legal Pathways to Deep Decarbonization in the United States.
Jim Smith (Golden Real Estate, and Multiple-EV owner): The Gasoline-Powered Automobile is Obsolete.
Honda North America letter opposing a Colorado ZEV mandate.
Hyundai letter opposing a Colorado ZEV mandate.
Mazda letter opposing a Colorado ZEV mandate.
Kia letter opposing a Colorado ZEV mandate.
Nissan North America letter supporting ZEV incentives over mandates.
- November 30, 2018
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Audio Discussion (MP3, 1 hour 3 minutes).
CDPHE: A Zero Emission Vehicle Rule for Colorado.
Northeast States for Coordinated Air Management (NESCAUM) Multi-State ZEV Action Plan.
- March 27, 2019
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Bloomberg New Energy Finance: Electric Vehicle Outlook 2018.
("The upfront cost of EVs will become competitive on an unsubsidized basis starting in 2024").California Air Resources Board (CARB) - ZEV Credit Balances.
University of Michigan study (Jan. 2018): Relative Costs of Driving Electric and Gasoline Vehicles in the Individual U.S. States.
Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC, Nov. 2017): Electric Vehicles Are Not Crashing the Grid: Lessons from California.
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL, Jan. 2018) Research Determines Integration of Plug-in Electric Vehicles Should Play a Big Role in Future Electric System Planning.
Colorado Public Utilities Commission (PUC, Jan. 2019) Electric Vehicle Working Group Report.
POWER Magazine (Aug. 2018): EV Batteries Repurposed for Energy Storage.
M.J. Bradley & Associates: Plug-in Electric Vehicle Cost-Benefit Analysis: Colorado.
- May 6, 2019
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Presentation by Doug Decker (CDPHE): Regulation 20 - ZEV - Stakeholder Meeting #5.