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Agency of Natural Resources explains Advanced Clean Cars 2 adoption, compliance options and enforcement to House Transportation
Summary
ANR staff summarized Vermont’s 2022 adoption of California‑aligned Advanced Clean Cars 2, described how the rule reduces emissions and requires manufacturers to deliver zero‑emission vehicles, and answered committee questions about credit trading, DMV registration and enforcement procedures.
Rachel Stevens of the Vermont Agency of Natural Resources told the House Transportation Committee on Tuesday that Vermont adopted Advanced Clean Cars 2 as part of a package of vehicle‑emissions rules in 2022 and that the rule is designed to reduce greenhouse gases and criteria air pollutants from light‑duty vehicles by requiring manufacturers to provide a rising share of zero‑emission vehicles (ZEVs) and by tightening emissions controls on internal combustion engines.
Stevens said Vermont adopted California’s vehicle regulations under authorities in the Federal Clean Air Act and that the rules were recommended in the state’s climate planning process following the Global Warming Solutions Act. She said agency staff held an extensive public engagement process during the 2022 rulemaking and provided committee members with the administrative record, including technical support…
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