National Policy
Influencing Transportation Electrification at the Federal Level
Influencing Transportation Electrification at the Federal Level
Since its founding, Forth has worked at the national level to ensure federal policy accelerates equitable electric mobility. In recent years, we have helped inform major legislation and investments such as the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and the Inflation Reduction Act that are steering billions of dollars into electric mobility.
Our Focus Areas
Increase Access to Electric Cars
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Make the federal tax credit more flexible and accessible
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Funding and policy support to provide shared electric mobility services for affordable housing residents and social service organizations
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Promote national investment in brand-neutral EV outreach and education efforts to make more Americans aware of EVs and their benefits
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Funding for programs that provide low/zero interest loans for EVs
Increase Access to Charging
- Program design to ensure federal investments in charging infrastructure are spent efficiently, effectively, and in ways that center equity
- Support policies that make it as easy to charge at work as it is to park at home
- Support policies that make it as easy to charge in an apartment as it is at a single-family home
Increase Access to Emerging Modes
- Funding and technical assistance for school districts to transition to electric buses; make repowers eligible for federal funds
- Funding and policy support to electrify American farm equipment
- Advocate for clear federal funding for electric bikes, scooters and other forms of micromobility
- International development aid funding targeted to clean electric transportation
National Policy
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National Policy
Influencing Transportation Electrification at the Federal Level
Influencing Transportation Electrification at the Federal Level
Since its founding, Forth has worked at the national level to ensure federal policy accelerates equitable electric mobility. In recent years, we have helped inform major legislation and investments such as the…