The governors of California, Connecticut, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island and Vermont signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to take specific actions to put 3.3 million zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs) on the roads in their states by 2025, along with the refueling infrastructure required to support those vehicles, reports the California Fuel Cell Partnership. The MoU covers battery electric, plug-in hybrids and fuel cell electric vehicles for passenger and heavy duty vehicles, reports Ben Xiong of the Partnership.
Early in 2012, California wrote the ZEV Action Plan that outlined specific steps that state agencies need to take to enable ZEVs. The Governor’s office called for CaFCP and the California Plug-in Electric Vehicle Collaborative to take active roles in supporting the activities. The first step in this MoU is for the other states to create their own action plans.
