Northam signs agreement aiming to electrify Virginia's new trucks and buses by 2050

Gov. Ralph Northam announced Thursday that Virginia has signed onto a multistate agreement that aims to electrify all new large trucks and buses in the state by 2050.

“We’ve heard from many of you — transportation businesses, major retailers, environmental and health advocates — how important it is to send the signal that Virginia is open for the business of clean transportation,” Northam said in a recorded message during a virtual workshop held by the Electrification Coalition, a nonprofit group that describes itself as promoting electric vehicles to reduce oil dependence.

The agreement, known as the Multi-State Medium- and Heavy-Duty Zero Emission Vehicle Memorandum of Understanding, has been signed by 15 other states, including Maryland and North Carolina, and Washington, D.C. A voluntary measure, it does not legally commit Virginia to any actions.

Among the goals of the MOU is that participating states will work toward electrifying their government fleets.

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