The Zero Emissions Vehicles Act Legislation has been introduced in both the House and Senate. The measure calls for restricting the sale of passenger vehicles capable of utilizing biofuels like ethanol and biodiesel by 2025 with a complete ban in 2035. Iowa Renewable Fuels Association Executive Director Monte Shaw says the bill mandates electric cars but doesn’t take into account electric cars don’t have zero emissions.
He says biofuels have a better carbon footprint with lower emissions than do electric vehicles that are powered by coal.
Shaw says IRFA along with the Iowa Biodiesel Board have written to all the candidates running for the U.S. House and Senate asking them to opposed the Zero Emissions Vehicles Act.
Shaw says in their letter to the candidates they say if there is to be federal legislation aimed at addressing vehicle carbon emissions, the best way to do it is to set reduction targets and let the fuel and vehicle market decide how to achieve those goals.
