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RTA Members,

Advancing electrification in transportation can benefit the environment and regional economy, lower costs, and reduce maintenance needs.

Consistent with our approved 2025 RTA business plan, we will be recognizing our members that have taken one or more specific actions* to support electrification in transportation at our annual meeting on January 24^th.

Please review the below, and then email RTA Membership Operations Coordinator Jacob Rigg if your firm is currently supporting electrification in transportation, in any of the listed areas.

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Let’s get moving,
Joe

Electrification in Transportation
RTA member recognition initiative

RTA members,

* Please email RTA Membership Operations Coordinator Jacob Rigg if your firm is currently supporting electrification in transportation, in any one (or more) of the following ways, and would like to be recognized at our RTA Annual Meeting on January 24, 2025:

• Reserved parking for electric vehicles
• Charging stations for electric vehicles
• Electrifying portions of fleet
• Adding solar panels and other renewable energy sources to improve grid resilience
• Subsidized purchase of electric vehicles (EVs), plug-in hybrid vehicles, or hybrid vehicles
• Subsidized purchases of electric vehicle charging equipment at home
• Subsidized purchases of electric bicycles (e-bikes)
• Support for grid and load management efforts
• Support / endorse access user fee based approach for sustainable funding for transportation to replace state gas tax and provide a level playing field for Electric Vehicles (EVs)
• (you may also suggest other elements)

Thank you for your support of business leadership for regional mobility.

Key points

• To be recognized, email Jacob with the specific way(s) your company is supporting electrification in transportation
• You may suggest other methods besides those listed above; please note that our focus is on electrification in transportation
• Any RTA member firm can participate in this initiative and be recognized

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Initiative released:  November 15, 2024
Last revision:  November 15, 2024