The EPA Continues to Review Carbon Emissions Standards
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently released a proposal to rescind its own 2009 Endangerment Finding that has been used...
Protections from EV Charging Station Mandates—for Some
At the end of the most recent legislative session, the Missouri legislature sent House Bill (HB) 2062 to the governor....
Who Will Be Getting Charged for New EV Chargers in STL?
https://showmeinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/396955_Electric_Vehicle_Charging_Car_Energy_By_Erwin_de_Boer_Artlist_HD.mp4 Last week, I submitted testimony on House Bill (HB) 1511, which would protect St. Louis–area business owners from being...
Curbing Forced EV Expansion
Back in October, the Biden administration rolled out the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Deployment Plan (NEVI), an enormous initiative to...
Federal Overreach on EVs
The federal government is once again using climate change as a justification for a massive economic project. The National Electric...
Major Confusion About Missouri’s EV Charging Station Bill
Judging by numerous articles I’ve seen recently, there is major confusion about House Bill (HB) 1584 that could use some...
EV Charging Stations Don’t Need Mandates to Succeed
Elected officials who want to put more electric vehicles (EVs) on the road face a Catch-22. Drivers won’t buy more...
Even Elon Musk Wouldn’t Support Missouri’s EV Tax Credit Bill
Electric vehicles (EVs) are gaining popularity in Missouri and across the country. Thousands of Missourians buy EVs each year; Kansas...
Brentwood Considering Mandating EV Charging Stations in New Townhomes and Apartments
Brentwood officials are considering a new electric vehicle charging station law that could raise prices for residents either looking to...
St Louis County Council Mandates Businesses Install EV Charging Stations
The Saint Louis County Council recently passed a law that would require businesses and landowners in unincorporated Saint Louis County...
Electric Vehicle Policy Changes Coming Soon
With Missouri’s gas tax set to rise in October, it may be easy to overlook a mix of policy and...
Gas Tax Bill Undergoes Several Changes
A bill in the Missouri Legislature that would raise Missouri’s fuel tax has undergone several important changes. Instead of raising...
Think Miles, Not Gallons, to Fund Missouri’s Roads
Yesterday I discussed how the increasing popularity of electric vehicles (EVs) has exposed flaws in Missouri’s system of funding road...
Electric Vehicles and the (Almost) Free-Rider Problem
Electric vehicles (EVs) are gaining popularity thanks to their fuel economy, but in Missouri they offer their owners another benefit—one...
Policymakers Wisely Look Before They Leap
With a wave of new electric cars entering the auto market, policymakers in Missouri are faced with a decision about...
