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<p class="paragraph" style="margin:0in;vertical-align:baseline"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management’s Office of Air Resources releases the Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) credit reports
for 2022 model year. </span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> </span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">The purpose of the report is to provide data that illustrates the status of each manufacturer’s compliance with
</span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><a href="https://rules.sos.ri.gov/Regulations/Part/250-120-05-37" target="_blank"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0563C1">250-RICR-120-05-37</span></span></a></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">
(Adoption reference: CCR CFR, Title 13<span style="color:black">, § 1962.2). The ZEV Regulation requires certain automobile manufacturers to produce ZEVs for sale in Rhode Island. The reports include manufacturer volume status and vehicles delivered for sale
in Rhode Island, as well as manufacturer’s ZEV credit balances through August 31, 2022. Positive credit balances represent a successful “over compliance” with the ZEV Regulation. Manufacturers can use these balances to provide flexibility in the timing and
production of bringing new clean cars to the market to meet the ZEV requirements in the coming years. In Rhode Island, ZEVs remain a small
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of the overall fleet</span></span> [ridemgis.maps.arcgis.com]</a></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">, however, highlighting the need for continue policy work to ensure the market for ZEVs continues to grow and ZEVs become available for all. </span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> </span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">To view this information, please visit the ZEV Credits website located at:
</span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><a href="https://dem.ri.gov/environmental-protection-bureau/air-resources/mobile-sources/light-duty-vehicles" target="_blank"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0563C1">https://dem.ri.gov/environmental-protection-bureau/air-resources/mobile-sources/light-duty-vehicles</span></span></a></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> </span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> </span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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