Vermont |
School Bus Idle Reduction Requirement |
Laws and Regulations |
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Type: Laws and Regulations |
Jurisdiction: Vermont
School bus operators must turn off the bus engine immediately after arriving at a student loading and unloading area located on school grounds and may not start the engine until the bus is ready to leave the school grounds. In addition, operators may not idle the engine for more than five minutes in a 60-minute period on school grounds. Exceptions include periods when the engine is necessary to operate special equipment for disabled persons; to address safety, traffic, health, or emergency concerns; or to service the vehicle.
(Reference Vermont Statutes Title 23, Chapter 13, Section 1282 and Vermont State Board of Education Rules and Practices 6001 through 6005)
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Vermont |
Idle Reduction Requirement |
Laws and Regulations |
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Type: Laws and Regulations |
Jurisdiction: Vermont
A driver may not idle a motor vehicle for more than five minutes in a 60-minute period. This limit does not apply if the vehicle is operating an auxiliary power unit, generator set, or other mobile idle reduction technology. Additional exemptions apply. Additionally, all driver education courses must include instruction on the adverse environmental, health, economic, and other impacts of unnecessary idling and on the law governing idling of motor vehicles.
(Reference Vermont Statutes Title 23, Chapter 28, Section 1110 and Title 16, Chapter 29, Section 1045)
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Vermont |
Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) Deployment Support |
Laws and Regulations |
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Type: Laws and Regulations |
Jurisdiction: Vermont
Vermont joined California, Connecticut, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, and Rhode Island in signing a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to support the deployment of ZEVs through involvement in a ZEV Program Implementation Task Force (Task Force). In May 2014, the Task Force published a ZEV Action Plan (Plan) identifying 11 priority actions to accomplish the goals of the MOU, including deploying at least 3.3 million ZEVs and adequate fueling infrastructure within the signatory states by 2025. The Plan also includes a research agenda to inform future actions. On an annual basis, each state must report on the number of registered ZEVs, the number of public electric vehicle (EV) charging stations and hydrogen fueling stations, and available information regarding workplace fueling for ZEVs.
In June 2018, the Task Force published a new ZEV Action Plan for 2018-2021. Building on the 2014 Action Plan, the 2018 Action Plan makes recommendations for states and other key partners in five priority areas:
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Raising consumer awareness and interest in electric vehicle technology;
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Building out a reliable and convenient residential, workplace and public charging/fueling infrastructure network;
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Continuing and improving access to consumer purchase and non-financial incentives;
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Expanding public and private sector fleet adoption; and
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Supporting dealership efforts to increase ZEV sales.
For more information, see the ZEVs website.
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Vermont |
Medium- and Heavy-Duty Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) Deployment Support |
Laws and Regulations |
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Type: Laws and Regulations |
Jurisdiction: Vermont
California, Colorado, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Hawaii, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, and Washington (signatory states) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to support the deployment of medium- and heavy-duty (MHD) ZEVs through involvement in a Multi-State ZEV Task Force (Task Force).
In July 2022, the Task Force published a multi-state action plan to support electrification of MHD vehicles. The action plan includes strategies and recommendations to accomplish the goals of the MOU, including limiting all new MHD vehicle sales in the signatory states to ZEVs by 2050, accelerating the deployment of MHD ZEVs, and ensuring MHD ZEV deployment also benefits disadvantaged communities.
For more information, see the Medium- and Heavy-Duty ZEVs: Action Plan Development Process website.
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