Chris Busch

Delivering Affordability: The Emerging Cost Advantages Of Battery Electric Heavy-Duty Trucks And U.S. Policy Strategies To Unlock Their Full Potential • Energy Innovation Battery electric heavy-duty trucks should be cheaper than diesel counterparts across major vehicle types by 2030 in most states.

Electric trucks are getting cheaper, just more slowly in the US. Our new report Delivering Affordability analyzes the gap and how smart policy can help the US catch up to deliver savings across all truck segments by 2030, benefitting consumers, fleets, and manufacturers.

Download: bit.ly/3HieOIQ

The jobs and tax credits that could disappear if the ‘big, beautiful’ House GOP bill passes | CNN House Republicans are proposing to gut energy savings and clean energy tax credits in President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful” tax bill — money that is creating thousands of jobs in GOP states.

The House Republican Reconciliation bill is "a sledgehammer on steroids" to America's economy - @robbieorvis.bsky.social www.cnn.com/2025/05/21/c...

Congress’s High-Stakes Gamble: Repealing California’s Clean Car And Truck Programs Senate repeal of California’s clean car waiver defies legal precedent, threatens public health, innovation, state rights, and U.S. EV competitiveness.

"The irony is as thick as the smog that used to choke America’s cities" as Senate Republicans - the party of state's rights - repeal California's ability to protect its citizens from toxic air pollution. @margotoge.bsky.social www.forbes.com/sites/margoo...

E&E News: Electric trucks to hit cost parity with diesel rigs by 2030 — report But the trend could be disrupted if state and federal officials pull their support for the nascent industry.

“The U.S. can lead in the future of trucking — or become a fragmented, high-cost outlier in a freight system shaped by others.”

Electric heavy duty trucks as cheap as diesel by 2030. Is this the next technology America lets other countries lead on?

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Friendly reminder that climate action is not a dangerous ideology, it's a genuine effort of empathetic human beings to make the world a better place for current and future generations of humans, without prejudice to country, race, or creed.

The GOP Tax Bill Is a Dangerous Gamble at a Precarious Moment House Republicans have bet that nothing bad will happen to America’s economic position or energy supply. The evidence suggests that’s a big risk.

🔌💡 Repealing the tax credits will slash $1 trillion from GDP over the next decade
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Quote from Substack post that says: "Electric trucks don’t just change what powers the vehicle. They change how the job feels."

⚡🚚 The first thing Alex Johnson notices when he slides behind the wheel of his new #electric rig isn’t the torque or the touchscreen tech. It’s the quiet.
#Electrictrucks don’t just change what powers the vehicle. They change how the job feels.
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Who is Energy Innovation?
We're a nonpartisan #energy and #climate policy think tank that provides research, analysis, and policy solutions to cut climate #pollution from the largest emitting sectors at the speed and scale the #climatecrisis requires.

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IRA Cuts Would Sacrifice $1 Trillion of Economic Growth Energy Innovation has some bad news for House Republicans.

New research from @energyinnovation.org reveals that House budget cuts to the IRA would cost the U.S. "more than $1 trillion in GDP over the next decade."

@emilypont.bsky.social breaks down the findings below ⬇️

Assessing Impacts Of The 2025 Reconciliation Bill On U.S. Energy Costs, Jobs, Health, And Emissions • Energy Innovation The 2025 Reconciliation bill would cut GDP $1.1 trillion, cost hundreds of thousands of jobs, and spike consumer energy bills.

The researchers at @energyinnovation.org have modeled the effects of the current GOP reconciliation bill. Folks ... it's bad.

The top line:

"Between 2026 and 2034 (the reconciliation window), national GDP decreases by nearly $1.1 trillion, cumulatively"

I'm bad at budgeting. Is a trillion a lot?

MDHD ZEV Station Development in California This dashboard displays medium- and heavy-duty (MDHD) zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) hydrogen refueling and charging station development in California. The CEC welcomes public input and is dedicated to d...

New CEC data underscore that battery-electric trucks are on track to become the preferred next gen tech for heavy-duty vehicle. Currently there are < 70 hydrogen stations statewide vs. over 16,250 charging ports for HDVs. Electrification isn’t just coming—it's already here. Dashboard: bit.ly/3EGX3kT

EVs Grew to 21% of Light Passenger Vehicle Sales in 2024 | Created with Datawrapper Percentage of global light passenger vehicle sales

The growing momentum of EVs globally is evident in their rising market share. In 2024, EVs accounted for 21% of global light-duty passenger vehicle sales, up from 18% in 2023.

Link to interactive graphic: www.datawrapper.de/_/iOKcL/?v=4

But to keep up the momentum, policymakers at all levels of government must continue supporting the domestic EV market so the U.S. can close the gap with China in production and sales.

Read more in this Forbes article: lnkd.in/daQr6q32

Internal Combustion Engine Car Sales Hit Their Peak in 2017 Millions of light passenger vehicles sold globally

The world is clearly past peak internal combustion engine sales, with passenger vehicle sales falling for the seven straight year in 2024. EVs are driving growth, and in the U.S., trends in investment, jobs, sales, and costs are all moving in the right direction. datawrapper.dwcdn.net/BpGgk/1/

Electric Vehicles Set Records: Smart Policy Can Ensure America Leads Global Markets Electric vehicles are setting U.S. sales records, generating economic growth. But repealing government EV policies would throw all that in reverse.

#Electricvehicles are setting U.S. sales records, generating economic growth. But repealing government #EV policies would throw all that in reverse.

🚗 ⚡ Our Chris Busch's recent piece examines the increase in EV sales in the U.S. and globally.
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The stunning transformation of China's new vehicle market continues. Just released 2024 data show EVs (including plug-in hybrids) made up 49% of light-duty passenger vehicle sales last year in China, up from 38% in 2023. The future of mobility is here—and it’s electric! apnews.com/article/chin...

California vehicle manufacturing jobs have climbed to historic peaks, tripling pre-EV era levels, standing at 31,400 in the most recent BLS data. More analysis at:
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Inflation Reduction Act repeal severely harms the US economy and GDP

New @energyinnovation.bsky.social modeling: Inflation Reduction Act repeal massively harms US by 2030:
-$180 billion lost GDP
$80 billion in new power generation costs
-$20 billion in new consumer utility bills
-1 million lost jobs
-510 MMT more CO2e emissions
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