Automakers are looking for states to support electric vehicle sales and charging infrastructure development — regardless of what President Donald Trump and EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt end up deciding to do about federal rules on fuel economy and emissions. A trade group representing U.S. and foreign automakers has sent letters to governors of nine states that follow California’s zero emission vehicle program. The Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers would like to see these states — Connecticut, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island and Vermont — take steps to increase EV sales that would include investing in the infrastructure and offering attractive incentives such as tax credits for purchasing the vehicles. They’d also like to see fleets play a significant role, with automakers asking states and local governments to purchase more ZEVs for their fleets. Major automakers had approached the Trump administration last year asking that the […]