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Read letters of support from various Nevada businesses and organizations
Nevada businesses, conservation groups, science and public health advocates, labor unions, local governments, and consumer advocates wrote letters of support to the Nevada Legislative Commission in favor of the Clean Cars Nevada program.
The Legislative Commission approved the regulations on Friday, October 22, ending a 16 month period of public stakeholder meetings and impact studies led by the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection.
Read letters of support from various Nevada businesses and organizations
Nevada businesses, conservation groups, science and public health advocates, labor unions, local governments, and consumer advocates wrote letters of support to the Nevada Legislative Commission in favor of the Clean Cars Nevada program.
The Legislative Commission approved the regulations on Friday, October 22, ending a 16 month period of public stakeholder meetings and impact studies led by the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, October 22, 2021
CARSON CITY -- Today, Nevada became the sixteenth in the nation to adopt clean car standards. Governor Sisolak announced the Clean Cars Nevada initiative on June 22, 2020, to improve air quality, expand consumer choice, boost the economy, and fight climate change in Nevada. The regulations will go into full effect for model year 2025 and provide consumers with more options for cost-saving and pollution-free light-duty cars, pickup trucks, and SUVs.
Today’s bipartisan 8 to 4 vote by the Nevada Legislative Commission to accept the Clean Cars Nevada program concludes a 16 month period of public engagement led by the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection (NDEP). In the end, Clean Cars Nevada achieved overwhelming, broad, and unprecedented support from diverse stakeholders. NDEP, clean energy advocates, and the automotive industry worked collaboratively to find regulatory language that was agreeable to all parties involved, which can serve as a model for other states pursuing clean car standards.
By Quinta Warren
In recent months, Nevada drivers have seen a steady increase in gasoline prices across the state. With people getting back to work in offices and travel restrictions easing, there’s been a strain on gas supply while demand rises.
According to AAA, the national average cost for a gallon of gas is $3.28, while Nevada drivers are paying, on average, $3.88 and in some areas over $4 per gallon every time they fill up.
The finish line is in sight for the Clean Cars Nevada program.
Nearly 15 months after Governor Sisolak announced that the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection (NDEP) will pursue clean car standards, the initiative has proven to be wildly popular and enjoys overwhelming support from diverse stakeholders — including auto industry, clean energy, health, business, and environmental advocates.
Broad consensus is rare these days, but that is precisely what happened on September 1, 2021. Following an in-depth and collaborative outreach process led by NDEP, the Nevada State Environmental Commission (SEC) unanimously voted to approve the Clean Cars Nevada regulations! Catch up on the wide-spread support with this Twitter thread: