CurrentAgenda

Create an information sharing/coordinating group of public/private stakeholders such as California’s PEV Collaborative and Drive Oregon to coordinate electric vehicle activities across the State.

Modify the Washington State Utilities and Transportion “public interest standard” to include environmental good and other public interest items they currently can’t consider and/or re-define “energy conservation” to include transportation energy conservation.

Adopt California’s zero emission vehicle (ZEV) program that requires a minimum percentage of new vehicles sold in the state to qualify as zero emissions.

Washington exempts sales tax (RCW 82.08.809) on the sale of new passenger cars, light duty trucks, and medium duty passenger vehicles, which are exclusively powered by a clean alternative fuel. This exemption expires July 1, 2015. We would like it extended to July 1, 2020.

Amend Washington State building and electrical codes by exercising RCW 19.27.540 to direct the State Building Code Council and Electric Code ?? to include electric vehicle charging station capability or infrastructure for all multi-family, commercial and single family housing developments.