Understanding the EPA Advanced Clean Trucks waiver
CALSTART helps us make sense of the legalese that impacts the sale of diesel trucks, emissions system warranties in California and beyond.
CALSTART call for transition to 100% new zero-emission truck sales
Noting the climate, air quality, environmental justice, clean energy and energy cost benefits, CALSTART, its Global Commercial Vehicle Drive to Zero program and campaign (Drive to Zero), and 16 leading nations are encouraging nations worldwide to adopt a 100% zero-emission truck sales target by the year 2040. The call to action—presented in the form of a public
Morgan Truck Body, EAVX highlights zero-emission equipment
Morgan Truck Body featured two advanced-technology truck bodies at the first Zero-Emission Truck Showcase + Ride and Drive, June 8 at the Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, California, hosted by The California Air Resources Board (CARB) and organized by CALSTART. The event provided an opportunity for industry OEMs and fleet operators to discuss the state
Zero-emission truck, bus availability grows, but is the pace fast enough?
According to the latest data derived from CALSTART’s Global Commercial Vehicle Drive to Zero program and campaign, total models available for zero-emission trucks (ZETs) and buses (ZEBs) will have grown nearly 26% globally since 2020 by the end of this year, from 433 models to 544 models–in spite of global economic and supply chain challenges
EPRI & CALSTART develop megawatt truck charging
The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) and CALSTART have been awarded $13 million from the California Energy Commission (CEC) to jump start California’s high-power charging infrastructure for medium and heavy-duty vehicles. The two organizations will lead a first-of-its-kind collaboration to launch the country’s first zero-emission, freight-charging corridor network. The multi-phase project, Research Hub for Electric
Zero-emissions truck count: 1,215 deployed in U.S.
Calstart published an inventory of Class 2b-8 zero-emission trucks (ZETs) in the U.S. “Zeroing in on Zero-Emission Trucks.” As of December 2021, 145 ZET models across 30 manufacturers are available for purchase, an increase of 625% from 2019 according to CALSTART’s Zero-Emission Technology Inventory. “The actual number of deployed vehicles is still quite low, and
Calstart’s Drive to Zero campaign tops 100 pledge partners
Calstart’s Global Commercial Vehicle Drive to Zero program and campaign has added a group of new pledge partners from around the world, including DHL, Scania, 7 Generation Capital, Business Region Göteborg, Sweden, Climate Change Mitigation Technologies, Tirn Technology, DiPP-R, Climate Law and Policy Project, Denver Metro Clean Cities Coalition, AVL, East Bay Municipal Utility District,
Eaton to supply air pump for Achates opposed-piston engine
Eaton announced that it will supply its TVS air pump to manage airflow in the demonstration of the Achates Power two-stroke Opposed-Piston Engine (OP Engine). Eaton’s TVS air pumps currently supply airflow to several Achates OP Engine prototypes, which will gradually transition to a new Eaton TVS air pump currently under development. Fundamental to the
All-electric garbage truck hits the road in Chicago
The City of Chicago is now home to its first and only all-electric garbage truck. Designed by Motiv Power Systems, the Electric Refuse Vehicle, or ERV, was made possible using Motiv’s modular, plug-and-play electric Powertrain Control System (ePCS) technology and in collaboration with Chicago’s existing refuse truck vendors. The City of Chicago is currently running
