United States & Canada
The United States pioneered the regulation of vehicle air pollutant emissions and fuel economy in the 1960s and 1970s, and Canada has largely followed suit. Auto and parts makers have a long history of tightly integrated operations across the border. Regulators over the past half century have pushed manufacturers to design and build more-efficient cars and trucks and promote renewable and low-carbon fuels. ICCT staff engage with federal, state, provincial, and local governments to shape practical and cost-effective policies for clean vehicles and fuels and to defend and extend the public policy achievements of past decades.
Latest Publications
Challenges and opportunities for the zero-emission vehicle transition in rural regions
Toward greener freight: Overview of inland waterway transportation in the United States
Toward healthy competition in the European public charging market: Stakeholder dynamics and pricing trends
Staff blog

Clearing the Air: Understanding the EV Advantage
The “Clearing the Air: Understanding the EV Advantage” series aims to provide clear, factual information to help regulators, academics, industry stakeholders, and the media better explain the myriad benefits of driving an EV. This resource explores how EVs can positively impact community health and the environment, while also delivering tangible advantages to drivers in terms of lower maintenance and fuel costs, increased efficiency, more vehicle options, and greater comfort.
This collection of information intends to promote meaningful discussions about the future of sustainable transportation by unpacking the unfamiliar and sometimes complex issues in the transition cleaner cars.
Events
Explainers
Researchers
- Drew Kodjak, President / CEO (Washington, DC)
- Xiwen Chen, Intern (Beijing)
- Gonca Seber, Researcher (San Francisco)
- Rachel Muncrief, Executive Director (Washington, DC)
- Stephanie Searle, Chief Program Officer / Regional Lead (Washington, DC)
- Ray Minjares, Heavy-Duty Vehicles Program Director, Global / San Francisco Managing Director (San Francisco)
- Uwe Tietge, Research Lead (Berlin)
- Zifei Yang, Program Lead (Washington, D.C.)
- Joshua Miller, Director of Modeling, Monitoring, and Evaluation and Director of Program Services (San Francisco)
- Nikita Pavlenko, Programs Director, Fuels and Aviation (Washington, D.C)
- Tim Dallmann, International Partnerships Program Director (Washington, DC)
- Francisco Posada, Research Lead (Washington, D.C.)
- Leticia Pineda, Mexico and Canada Regional Lead (San Francisco)
- Amy Smorodin, Senior Editor/Writer (Washington, D.C.)
- Dale Hall, Program Lead (New York City)
- Jessica Peyton, Communications Associate (San Francisco)
- Anish Kumar Sinha, Associate Researcher (San Francisco)
- Hae Jeong Cho, Associate Researcher (San Francisco)
- Ketan Gore, Associate Researcher (Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh)
- Marta Negri, Researcher (Berlin)
- Andy Navarrete, Researcher (San Francisco)
- Hamilton Steimer, Associate Researcher (Washington, D.C.)
- Tom Decker, Associate Researcher (Washington, D.C.)
- Logan Pierce, Associate Researcher (Washington, D.C.)
- Pierre-Louis Ragon, Researcher (Berlin)
- Anh Bui, Researcher (San Francisco)
- Elise Sturrup, Researcher (Washington, D.C.)
- Peter Slowik, Program / Regional Lead (San Francisco, CA)
- Lingzhi Jin, Senior Researcher (San Francisco)