![]() ![]() Phil Vos, program director at Energy Vision, a research institute focused on the intersection of waste management and sustainable transportation, said the incentives are “certainly going to help for people who are already leaning toward ultimate electrification.” EPA August 25, 2022Īlternative fuel vehicles are poised to get a lift from the Inflation Reduction Act. A section of the law on qualified clean commercial vehicles offers up to $40,000 worth of tax credits for vehicles exceeding 14,000 pounds.Ī recent Rocky Mountain Institute analysis of how the bill could electrify heavy-duty trucking notes “a new $1 billion Clean Heavy Duty Vehicles rebate program for state, municipalities, Indian tribes, and school associations to convert fleets to zero-emissions heavy-duty vehicles and other funding for disadvantaged communities that could be used to electrify local depots.” A bill analysis by Senate Democrats called out “garbage trucks” specifically as a target for funding, alongside transit and school buses. With funding from Inflation Reduction Act, we’re going to replace heavy-duty trucks (like your garbage truck ?) with zero-emission models ⚡️ - and ensure all communities have cleaner air to breathe. Taking out the trash and pollution at the same time! Bob Casey, D-Pa., also recently test-drove a Mack LR Electric Class 8 collection vehicle. The event was used to tout the recently signed Inflation Reduction Act, with the video noting $1 billion “to replace dirty heavy-duty trucks with zero-emission models.” Sen. EPA Administrator Michael Regan exclaimed during a recent test drive of a Mack electric refuse vehicle, per a video shared on Twitter last week. “I’ve done a lot of things but never driven an electric garbage truck,” U.S. ![]()
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