CALSTART’s Global Commercial Vehicle Drive to Zero program and campaign welcomes the Volvo Group as its newest pledge partner. By signing the Drive to Zero pledge, the Volvo Group joins Drive to Zero’s current network of 130+ manufacturers, fleets, governments, infrastructure providers and other market leaders committed to accelerating zero-emission commercial vehicles. Pledge partners agree to work strategically and collaboratively to support and grow mechanisms to speed the early market for zero-emission commercial trucks and buses. Drive to Zero’s goal is to drive market viability for zero-emission commercial vehicles across key segments in urban communities by 2025 and achieve full market penetration by 2040.
Drive to Zero and the Volvo Group recently participated in CALSTART’s Virtual Policy Summit–Driving California Forward, emphasizing the importance of leveraging California’s work to build an effective policy ecosystem of ambitious targets, strong regulations and targeted incentives to accelerate zero-emission commercial vehicles. California’s strategic blueprint is summarized in a recent Drive to Zero publication.
The Volvo Group is a longtime CALSTART member and frequent collaborative partner. Dawn Fenton, Vice President for Government Relations and Public Affairs at Volvo Group North America, is a member of the organization’s board. In addition, Volvo and CALSTART worked collaboratively on Volvo LIGHTS (Low Impact Green Heavy Transport Solutions), a project focused on developing a blueprint to successfully introduce battery-electric Class 8 trucks and equipment into the market at scale.
