💰🔋 📉 EVs already cost less to fuel and maintain than gas cars. And purchase prices are catching up fast: more affordable EV models are landing in the US this year, with price parity expected before 2030. Read more: theicct.org/cheaper-than...

Cheaper than you think, sooner than you think - International Council on Clean Transportation

Factoring in fuel and maintenance, EVs cost less to own than gas cars in most cases. Purchase prices are on track to fall below gas car prices before 2030.

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California is stepping up — setting the stage for battery electric Class 8 trucks to surpass 40% sales share in 2026, up from 9%. Federal EV truck credits are gone. California's fix: stack HVIP vouchers with a new $1B Clean Fuel Reward fund. 🚛⚡ 🔗 theicct.org/californias-...

California’s new incentive program could cause battery electric tractor-truck sales to skyrocket - International Council on Clean Transportation

With federal EV truck credits gone, California is betting big on a new $1B incentive program to close the price gap. See what it could mean for Class 8 truck sales in 2026.

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The FAA has proposed repealing the 50-year-old overland supersonic flight ban and replacing it with a “performance-based" noise standard. Is supersonic transport inevitable? Our research says not so fast. 🛫 Read more from @rutherdan.bsky.social:

Performance anxiety comes for supersonic aircraft - International Council on Clean Transportation

FAA's proposal to replace the U.S. supersonic overland flight ban with a performance-based standard raises more questions than it answers, given that a safe level of sonic boom can’t yet be defined,…

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La Guía para Cofinanciación Buses Eléctricos bajo el Artículo 172 del Plan Nacional de Desarrollo. Desarrollada por la Alianza ZEBRA y el Gobierno de Colombia, guía a las entidades territoriales para acceder a cofinanciación e impulsar flotas eléctricas ⚡🚌

Guía para la cofinanciación del Sistema de Transporte Público en Colombia - International Council on Clean Transportation

Como resultado de la colaboración entre la Alianza ZEBRA y el Gobierno Nacional de Colombia, esta guía ofrece una hoja de ruta práctica para la formulación, estructuración y presentación de proyectos ...

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🚛 U.S. medium- and heavy-duty vehicle registrations dipped in Q1 2026, but incoming orders are surging! Across major manufacturers: ⬆️ Daimler’s orders are up 86% ⬆️ Volvo’s orders are up 78% ⬆️ Traton’s orders are up 81%

We’re looking for a freelance publications designer! 🎨 If you have experience turning complex information into clear, accessible designs, we’d love to hear from you. U.S.-based applicants only. Deadline extended to July 17. Details: theicct.org/rfp-publicat... #Freelance #DesignJobs

🇨🇦 Canada announced a 74 g/mile CO2 standard by 2035, anticipating to hit 75% EV uptake. ICCT research shows the two aren’t compatible; reaching 75% EV share would require a standard below 60 g/mile, or tighter if banked credits continue. Read more: theicct.org/does-canadas...

Battery electric trucks are increasingly proving their value beyond emission reductions. 🚚 🔋 ⚡ A recent real-world fleet analysis in the beverage industry found that electric trucks lowered TCO compared with diesel vehicles: theicct.org/publication/...

You may not know it, but your nearest electric vehicle charger may be just down the block! ⚡🏠 2/3 of Americans live with 2 miles of a charging station. 95% have one in their county. Fast charging is expanding rapidly. Range anxiety? Increasingly outdated. 🔗 theicct.org/ev-charging-...

Globally, vehicle activity and population keep growing — and under current policies, premature deaths from transport pollution grow right along with them: up 74% by 2050.

🌊 Ships emitted 2.4 Mt of CO2e within California waters in 2022, but full voyages to and from CA ports emitted 13.3 Mt. That's 5x more, largely unregulated.

In 2023, private jet emissions to and from Super Bowl LVII, the Masters Tournament, and the Monaco Grand Prix increased by an estimated 131%–808% at nearby airports, resulting in an additional 33,000 tonnes of CO2e. Read more in the new blog -> theicct.org/game-on-jets...

🚨NEW REPORT: Plug-in hybrids in Europe emit 5x more CO2 than officially reported. The gap between real-world and official CO2 emissions of cars is widening. And for plug-in hybrids, the gap is remarkably high: - 2021 plug-in hybrid vehicles: 265% - 2023 plug-in hybrid vehicles: 400%.

#Podcast ICCT Interim CEO Rachel Muncrief on Pave The Way by @Raahgiri_Fdn with @sherryfrosh reflected on the journey from uncovering #Dieselgate to advancing the global transition to zero-emission transportation during her visit to India. 🎧 Listen here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=TvJB...

How EVs Can Shape Cleaner Cities | Expert Rachel Muncrief, CEO ICCT & Sherry Frosh, Raahgiri

🎙️ Full Episode Out Now! In the latest #PaveTheWay podcast, Expert Rachel Muncrief, CEO, ICCT and Sherry Frosh, Associate Director - Strategy and Communications, #RaahgiriFoundation explore how…

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The emissions embedded in steel manufacturing are becoming a major focus in vehicle decarbonization efforts in the EU and Asia. U.S. automakers risk falling behind if they don't build the tracking systems and supply relationships needed to compete. Read more ->

🚜 🏗 The ICCT’s off-road work spans zero-emission construction equipment, agricultural machinery, and clean technology policy worldwide. 🌐 🔗 Explore research, case studies, and market insights across China, Europe, India, Latin America, and more: theicct.org/accelerate-t...

Vietnam reached 37% EV market share in 2025. The catch? Almost all of it is cars—even though motorcycles are how most Vietnamese people actually get around. Our new policy brief looks at what it will take to electrify the whole fleet. 🔗

Policies to advance electric vehicles in Vietnam

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The UK ETS covers 2.5 Mt of CO2e, just 15% of UK-related shipping emissions. 🚢

📈🚛  In 2025, sales of zero-emission heavy-duty vehicles in Brazil reached the highest level since data collection began. A total of 1,265 units were sold in 2025, a 48% increase compared to the previous year. 🔍 Explore the results in the full report: theicct.org/publication/...

Zero-emission bus and truck market in Brazil (2025) - International Council on Clean Transportation

Analyzes the market for zero-emission buses and trucks in Brazil in 2025

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Indonesia’s ZEV transition presents an opportunity to advance economic and environmental goals. We've examined policy gaps in fiscal incentives, supply-side regulations, charging infrastructure, and demand-side measures that if addressed could accelerate ZEV transition. theicct.org/publication/...

Are you at #SingaporeMaritimeWeek? ⚡🚢 ICCT's Zhihang Meng presents this afternoon and would like to hear your thoughts on the cost of electrifying Singapore's harbour craft. 3:30 PM @ Suntec. Join us! 🔗 theicct.org/event/unders...

🚢 Today, ICCT Fuels Program Lead Chelsea Baldino spoke at #ISWGGHG21 in London on why global safeguards against indirect land-use change must be part of the International Maritime Organization's Net-Zero Framework—or crop-based marine biofuels could drive up emissions. ⚠️ 📣 @imohq.bsky.social

🚗 🇺🇸 Our latest study finds that meeting Colorado's EV goals will require a major charging infrastructure buildout, but it’s within reach — the required growth rate is below Colorado's recent deployment pace, and the state is already doing a lot to keep it going. 🔗 theicct.org/publication/...

🚛 Pullback from the federal government is not the end for electric trucks: state incentives like the HVIP can unlock latent demand and carry the market forward. Read more: theicct.org/truck-electr...

🆕 Steel makes up 75%–85% of a ship’s weight, yet most shipowners don’t know where their steel comes from. A new brief from the ICCT shows how improving steel supply chain transparency is a practical first step toward reducing ships’ embodied emissions. Read more: theicct.org/publication/...

Challenges and recommendations for tracing greenhouse gas emissions from shipbuilding steel - International Council on Clean Transportation

Shipowners can improve the traceability of their steel supply chains by requiring shipbuilders to disclose steel sourcing information, but inconsistent emissions reporting frameworks and the absence o...

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Bluesky/Twitter: 📣 ICCT’s 2025 U.S. truck and bus market spotlight is out now. The heavy-duty vehicles market shrunk overall, but zero-emission medium-duty trucks saw major growth, with a 61.7% jump in zero-emission registrations compared with 2024. 🔎 Read more -> theicct.org/publication/...

Our own Zhihang Meng will present preliminary findings on the cost of electrifying Singapore's harbour craft fleet. 📅 April 23, 3:30–4:30 PM @ Suntec. Come join us! 🔗 theicct.org/event/unders...

In ICCT’s first photoblog, we've captured how Delhi, India is leveraging #DEViBuses to enhance public transport. Read more on how #ebuses are reshaping everyday travel in India: theicct.org/low-floor-hi...

📢 Using food for fuels is not sustainable. ICCT's Bryan Comer joined @lloydslistdaily.bsky.social shipping podcast to explain why we must get global shipping policies right from the start. 🎙️ Listen to the full episode: open.spotify.com/episode/5Lc9...

🌽 🌱 After three years of technical fights over the language, the IRA's clean fuel tax credit looks a lot like previous road sector fuel tax credits — and the biggest loser might be aviation decarbonization itself. 🔗 Read more the new blog: theicct.org/the-curious-...

A policy post-mortem: The curious case of the IRA’s sustainable aviation fuel tax credits - International Council on Clean Transportation

We review how the final proposed guidance for the 45Z tax credit treats ILUC emissions, soil carbon crediting, and renewable production inputs, and identify the key winners and losers among the differ...

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