California environmental regulators are working on a plan to speed up the deployment of electric medium- and heavy-duty trucks operating on the state’s streets and highways.
February 28, 2019California Air Resources Board
Government, Technology, Fuel
A Thor ET-One all-electric semi-truck on display at the CARB Technology Symposium in Riverside, Calif., in 2018. (Dania Maxwell/ Bloomberg News)
CARB Continues Quest for an Electric Medium-, Heavy-Truck Future
A Thor ET-One all-electric semi-truck on display at the CARB Technology Symposium in Riverside, Calif., in 2018. (Dania Maxwell/ Bloomberg News)
Government, Business, Technology, TCA
A Tesla Model S at a Supercharging station. (Charles Krupa/Associated Press)
California Commits Billions to Advance EV Programs
A Tesla Model S at a Supercharging station. (Charles Krupa/Associated Press)
A review conducted by the San Diego Union-Tribune showed various state agencies have committed $2.46 billion in public funds — some of it already spent and the rest planned over a number of years — for programs aimed at luring drivers out of cars and trucks powered by internal combustion engines and encouraging them into zero- or low-emission vehicles.
February 4, 2019
Government, Business
iStock
CARB Expected to OK Tougher Smoke Opacity Limits in May
iStock
California environmental regulators are scheduled next month to consider changes that would toughen state standards on smoke opacity as well as require motor carriers with two or more trucks to report to the agency the results from an annual smoke self-test.
April 19, 2018
Government, Business
Trucks cross the Vincent Thomas Bridge at the Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles. (Thinkstock)
California Approves $663 Million for Clean Trucks, Buses
Trucks cross the Vincent Thomas Bridge at the Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles. (Thinkstock)
The California Air Resources Board approved a $663 million clean transportation plan Dec. 14 in an effort to increase the use of environmentally friendly trucks, buses and cars.
December 18, 2017
Government
Calif. Ruling Not Expected to Halt Diesel Emissions Plan, ATA Says
A California judge late last week temporarily halted the state’s cap-and-trade plan aimed at reducing greenhouse gases emitted by large stationary sources.
March 29, 2011
Government
CARB to Consider Additional Changes to Its Transport Refrigeration Unit Rule
The California Air Resources Board is considering amendments to its transport refrigeration unit regulation, including one that would extend the current seven-year in-use compliance period.
March 28, 2011
Government
CARB Approves Changes to Emissions Rules to Ease Truckers’ Costs for New Equipment
California environmental regulators have approved amendments aimed at easing the financial burden facing truckers in order to comply with the state’s greenhouse gas emissions regulations.
January 3, 2011
Government
CARB Says Changes to Truck Emissions Rules Could Save Trucking More Than $3 Billion
A series of proposed amendments to California’s emissions-reduction regulations for heavy trucks would save the trucking industry more than $3 billion, in part by delaying some compliance requirements, according to a new report by the state’s environmental regulatory staff.
November 8, 2010
Government
California Aims to Close Drayage Loopholes to Prevent Transfer of Freight to Older Trucks
California environmental regulators plan to plug a pair of loopholes in the state’s drayage regulation that allow some operators to game the system, port officials and state regulators said.
November 8, 2010
Government
CARB Plans to Amend Greenhouse Gas Rules
California environmental regulators were expected late last week to make public their final slate of proposed amendments designed to help motor carriers ease the financial pain of complying with the state’s tough heavy-duty truck greenhouse gas emissions reduction and retrofitting regulations.
November 1, 2010Pages
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