California recently adopted the Advanced Clean Cars II (ACC II) program, which cuts climate and air pollution by requiring that an increasing percentage of all new cars sold are electric, culminating in a 100% EV requirement by 2035.

The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (the “IRA”) was signed into law today. Its EV incentive provisions could give a huge boost to the transition beyond gasoline. Here are 5 things you need to know:

Los Angeles City Councilmember Paul Koretz made big news this month when he proposed prohibiting the construction of new gas stations in the city. The Los Angeles Times Editorial Board questioned the proposal, asserting that a prohibition “would have little real effect [on the climate] and should not be a top priority of city leaders.”

To meet today’s economic, political and climate crises, we must sharply reduce demand for gasoline. Coltura outlined its strategy for rapidly and equitably reducing gasoline consumption in an article, “Towards a National Strategy to Cut Gasoline Use,” published last month in the Georgetown Journal of International Affairs.

Coltura’s Gasoline Superusers report identified millions of lower-income families who use more than 100 gallons of gasoline per month who are struggling under the burden of today’s high gas prices. Many of these families live long distances from their workplaces or drive many miles as part of their jobs. The recent rise in gas prices is causing these families to spend upwards of $600 per month on gasoline, which can be more than one-third of their household income after taxes, rent, and food. High gas prices, and the impacts they entail, are likely to persist for years.

Big wins in California this month! Assemblymember Phil Ting introduced AB 2816, authored by Coltura, to maximize the climate and equity impacts of the state’s Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) incentive programs.

Russia’s war in Ukraine and the spike in gasoline prices reveal the enormous dangers and costs of relying on gasoline to fuel our nation’s transportation system.