This is the year for Colorado to map a full transition to electric cars

GreenLatinos and Western Resource Advocates are calling on Colorado regulators to implement a comprehensive clean cars standard by 2035. They argue that a full transition to zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs) would generate up to $95 billion in net benefits by 2050 and significantly improve public health, particularly in disproportionately impacted communities. The authors highlight that current consumer demand is rising, with battery-powered vehicles exceeding 10% of new registrations in 2022, and advocate for policies that increase the availability of affordable new and used ZEVs.

• A study by ERM indicates that if Colorado adopts a standard requiring all new vehicles sold by 2035 to be zero-emission, the state would achieve net benefits between $90-95 billion by 2050, compared to $72.5 billion under a partial rule that ends in 2032.
• Adopting the full clean cars standard through 2035 is projected by ERM to result in nearly $3 billion in public health benefits by reducing pollution-related mortality and hospital visits.
• The transition to zero-emission vehicles is expected to benefit Black, Brown, and Indigenous Coloradans in disproportionately impacted communities by increasing the availability of the secondary used ZEV market.
• Consumer demand for electric vehicles in Colorado is increasing, with battery-powered electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids making up more than 10% of new vehicle registrations in 2022.
• A survey of over 1,500 Latinos in Colorado by the Colorado Latino Policy Agenda found that more than 69% support expanded rebates for the purchase of new and used electric vehicles.

APA

Kressig, A., & Madrid, J. R. (2023). This is the year for Colorado to map a full transition to electric cars. GreenLatinos. https://www.greenlatinos.org/this-is-the-year-for-colorado-to-map-a-full-transition-to-electric-cars-2/

Chicago

Kressig, Aaron, and Juan Roberto Madrid. This is the year for Colorado to map a full transition to electric cars. GreenLatinos, 2023. https://www.greenlatinos.org/this-is-the-year-for-colorado-to-map-a-full-transition-to-electric-cars-2/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{kressig2023this, author = {Kressig, Aaron and Madrid, Juan Roberto}, title = {{This is the year for Colorado to map a full transition to electric cars}}, publisher = {GreenLatinos}, year = {2023}, month = aug, url = {https://www.greenlatinos.org/this-is-the-year-for-colorado-to-map-a-full-transition-to-electric-cars-2/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }