ELECTRIC CARS AND TRUCKS SAVE LIVES.

Illinois can no longer ignore its tailpipe pollution problem.

  • Skull and crossbones surrounded by two exhaust clouds; the number 416 is above that.

    Number of Illinoisians who die yearly because of diesel pollution each year.

  • Stick figure person holding a leaking gas pump. A pool of oil is in front with the number $4.6B inside of the pool.

    What diesel pollution exposure costs Illinoisans annually.

  • An exhaust cloud with the number 40 inside it. A yellow caution icon in the bottom right corner with cancer particles around it.

    138,000 asthma attacks annually that could be prevented with clean cars and trucks.

Twelve counties in Illinois, called “The Dirty Dozen,” in a 2022 Respiratory Health Association report, are in the top 9% of polluted counties nationwide.

Cook County is in the top 1% of polluted counties in the United States. The impacts of tailpipe pollution on health, economics, and communities in Illinois are enormous.

Zero-emission trucks, buses, cars and delivery vans are Illinois's transportation future. We must accelerate the transition from polluting fossil fuel engines to affordable, reliable, zero-emissions electric vehicles.

We need the right policies in Illinois to improve health and grow our economy. Our community-focused, diverse and growing coalition is working to get Governor Pritzker and the Illinois Pollution Control Board to understand the importance of tailpipe emissions reductions in Illinois - we need more clean cars and trucks on our roads. We must establish ways to reduce emissions in new fossil fuel trucks that will continue to be sold, hauling all the benefits for Illinois residents along with them.

WHY?

A man with his toddler son, who is digging with a toy shovel on a playground.

For Equity & Health

Zero-emission cars and trucks will help families living in “diesel death zones.”

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For Jobs and the Economy

Zero-emission cars and trucks improve the bottom line and create good jobs.  

An image of an Illinois landscape in the winter. The area is covered in snow and surrounded by barren foliage.

For the Climate

A transition to zero-emission cars and trucks solves a major climate problem

HOW?

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Zero-Emission Cars and Trucks

This is a historic opportunity to slash pollution with strong policy.

TIME FOR ILLINOIS TO TAKE CONTROL OF OUR FUTURE.

Illinois is one of the most populous states in the country, and is a major transportation hub for the movement of people, goods, and services from place to place. This also makes Illinois one of the worst states in the country for tailpipe pollution. Our toxic air contributes to climate change while harming the health of children, the elderly, low-income, and BIPOC communities most, who are disproportionately located next to highways, heavy industry sites, and other pollution hot spots.

We can continue to lead with innovations and policies that protect Illinois lungs from pollution.