July 3, 2025 (press release) –
Verra has published VMR0014 Electric and Hybrid Vehicles and Mobile Machinery (AMS-III.C. Revision), v1.0 in the Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) Program. This constitutes a minor revision to the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) methodology AMS-III.C. (external) and incorporates feedback from a public consultation, which ran from April 24 through May 26, 2025.
AMS-III.C. applies to project activities that introduce new electric and/or hybrid vehicles to displace the use of fossil fuel vehicles in passenger and freight transportation. By incentivizing the use of low-emission transport options, this methodology contributes to reduced greenhouse gas emissions, improved air quality, and decreased reliance on fossil fuel-powered vehicles.
The revision expands the methodology’s applicability to include electric mobile machinery (EMM), such as building and construction machines. EMM includes both battery-electric mobile machinery and plug-in hybrid electric mobile machinery.
Implications for VCS Projects
VMR0014 replaces AMS-III.C., which has been inactivated as a standalone methodology under the VCS Program.
Projects seeking to complete registration under AMS-III.C., v16.0 must complete validation by July 31, 2026.
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