NEWS BRIEFS: ELECTRIC TRUCK RULES
California and 14 other states have put in place rulings that will accelerate market adoption of zero-emission trucks.
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t the end of June, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) adopted the Advanced Clean Trucks (ACT) rule requiring all new trucks sold in California be zero-emission electric vehicles by 2045. Soon after the ruling, 15 U.S. States and the District of Columbia signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) which set a goal of achieving full electrification of medium- and heavy-duty vehicles by 2050. The memorandum also set an interim sales target of 30% zero-emission trucks by 2030 for truck manufacturers. States which signed the MOU are: California, Connecticut, Colorado, Hawaii, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Washington. “No package delivered by a diesel truck is worth dirty air, asthma and climate change. It’s time to shift past the old ways of thinking and move toward a clean environment with trucks that don’t pollute. Clean electric trucks can clear the air and help stave off the worst impacts of climate change. That’s the delivery we are all waiting for. This plan will play a major role in realizing that goal. We applaud the states involved for charting a path for zero-emission electric trucks to clean up our roads,” said Morgan Folger, Clean Cars Campaign Director for Environment America, in a statement issued after the MOU was announced. Matt Casale, Transportation Campaign Director for U.S. PIRG, said, “Get-
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VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA
States Band Together to Bring Electric Trucks to ROADWAYS
Electric vehicles like the VNR Electric demonstrate what is feasible currently in the market and will help California and other states meet their emissions reduction goals.
ting to school or commuting to work shouldn’t include a daily dose of toxic pollution or increase the chances that people will get sick. These states’ commitment to 100% zero-emission school and transit buses, along with other heavy- and medium-duty trucks, will help slash lung-damaging pollution and save lives. The sooner we get more electric buses and trucks on the road, the healthier our kids and communities will be.”
What the new ACT rule entails The new ACT rule is part of CARB’s efforts to create a holistic approach to accelerate a large-scale transition to the manufacture and adoption of zero-emission medium- and heavy-duty vehicles (Class 2b to Class 8). According to CARB’s fact sheet on the rule, there are two major components of it which include a sales requirement for manufacturers as a well as reporting requirement for fleets:
• Zero-emission truck sales - Manufacturers who certify Class 2b-8 chassis or complete vehicles with combustion engines would be required to sell zero-emission trucks as an increasing percentage of their annual California sales from 20242035. By 2035, zero-emission truck/ chassis sales would need to be 55% of Class 2b–3 truck sales, 75% of Class 4–8 straight truck sales, and 40% of truck tractor sales. • Company and fleet reporting - Large employers including retailers, manufacturers, brokers and others would be required to report information about shipments and shuttle services. Fleet owners, with 50 or more trucks, would be required to report about their existing fleet operations. This information would help identify future strategies to ensure fleets purchase available zero-emission trucks and place them in service where suitable.
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