A proposal from the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers could help Colorado reach zero emission vehicle (ZEV) goals as an alternative to an order recently issued by Gov. Jared Polis.
Polis issued an executive order in January that would require automakers to increase the percentage of ZEV vehicles they sell annually in the state through 2025. The Colorado Air Quality Control Commission held a meeting Friday to vote on whether to schedule a public hearing on the adoption of the rule.
The alliance presented its proposal to the Colorado Department of Transportation and the Colorado Energy Office (CEO). The proposal would increase the availability of electric vehicle models beginning in 2020 and would advance ZEV infrastructure investment and deployment.
“Colorado is committed to a fast, large-scale shift towards [sic] electric vehicles – this is essential to cleaning up the ozone pollution in the front range and tackling climate altering greenhouse gas emissions,” CEO Director Will Toor said. “We are open to considering an alternative path to a ZEV standard- but only if it is going to get more EVs on the road, earlier and faster.”
The state responded to the proposal with a list of key points that would need to be negotiated.