§7432 Clean heavy-duty vehicles

Summary

Provides money and creates a program to help replace and support heavy-duty diesel trucks with zero-emission vehicles. The law adds $600,000,000 for the program and another $400,000,000 to help replace vehicles that serve communities in areas officially labeled as nonattainment under section 7407 for any air pollutant. Both sums stay available until September 30, 2031. Of the $600,000,000, 3 percent is set aside for administrative costs. Within 180 days after August 16, 2022, the Administrator must run a program that gives grants, rebates, and contracts to cover up to 100 percent of costs for four things: the extra cost to replace a non-zero-emission eligible vehicle with a zero-emission one (based on market value), buying/installing/operating/maintaining charging or fueling equipment, workforce training for maintaining and operating zero-emission vehicles, and planning or technical work to help deployment. Applicants must apply as the Administrator requires. Eligible recipients are States, municipalities, Indian tribes, and nonprofit school transportation associations. Eligible contractors are businesses that sell, lease, license, or arrange financing for zero-emission vehicles or related equipment. Eligible vehicles are Class 6 or Class 7 heavy-duty vehicles as defined in 40 C.F.R. 1037.801 (as of August 16, 2022). “Zero-emission vehicle” means a vehicle whose drivetrain produces no exhaust emissions of the air pollutants listed under section 7408(a) (or their precursors) and no greenhouse gases. Greenhouse gases named are carbon dioxide, hydrofluorocarbons, methane, nitrous oxide, perfluorocarbons, and sulfur hexafluoride.