GHG Tracking Positions U.S. to Catch Up In World’s EV Race, Say Feds

As U.S. consumers warm to the prospect of purchasing a battery-powered electric vehicle (BEV), the Biden administration said it may propose a system that would push states and municipalities to reduce transportation-related greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. 

Earlier this month, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) announced a notice of proposed rulemaking to establish a framework for a state-by-state GHG tracking system. The proposed rule also would form a flexible system that allows state DOTs and metropolitan planning organizations (MPO) to set reduction targets for GHG emissions originating from roadway travel on the National Highway System. 

Under the proposed rule, which would be published in the Federal Register, all state...