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Peterbilt, Kenworth Medium-Duty EVs Eligible for $95,000 Voucher in Calif.
A Peterbilt Model 220EV at a 2019 industry show. (Seth Clevenger/Transport Topics)
Peterbilt and Kenworth separately announced California customers for their medium-duty battery-electric trucks are eligible for a $95,000 voucher from the California Air Resources Board.
September 18, 2020Agency OKs $27M to Boost Zero-Emission Vehicles in California
Bosch Nikola truck by John Sommers II for Transport Topics
California’s South Coast Air Quality Management District has approved the first installment of $27 million in a program that ultimately will provide up to $90 million to replace higher-polluting Class 8 trucks and port drayage trucks with zero-emission vehicles.
August 17, 2020Will CARB, EPA ‘Harmonize’ Their NOx Standards?
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California regulators already have issued a proposal aimed at lowering oxides of nitrogen and particulate matter emissions for new trucks built beginning in 2024, but federal regulators are still working to craft a separate nationwide low-NOx and PM proposal scheduled to take effect in 2027.
July 1, 2020CARB Approves Its Electric Truck Regulation
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California environmental regulators approved a measure that within a few years will require truck manufacturers to transition a percentage of their sales in the state from diesel trucks to electric zero-emission vehicles.
June 26, 2020CARB Approves Amendments to Reduce NOx Emissions in B20 Biofuels
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The California Air Resources Board has conditionally approved a slate of regulatory amendments intended to more closely monitor the additives blended into B20 biodiesel that so far have not been deemed effective at mitigating oxides of nitrogen in the alternative diesel fuel.
April 28, 2020Electric VNR Models to Hit Streets as VTNA, Partners Accelerate EV Program
One of Volvo Trucks North America's VNR electric models at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, Calif. (Joe Howard/Transport Topics)
FONTANA, Calif. — Volvo Trucks North America provided the first rides in its forthcoming electric VNR model, and its partners in the Volvo LIGHTS project provided an update on efforts underway to accelerate adoption of electric trucks during a Feb. 11 media event.
February 12, 2020CARB Ahead of EPA in Bid to Establish NOx Rule for Heavy Trucks
State Route 99 in Fresno, Calif. CARB is presenting its own NOx rule to its board as soon as this spring. (Gary Kazanjian/Associated Press)
More than a year ago, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency officials announced the agency’s Cleaner Trucks Initiative, an effort to work closely with the California Air Resources Board to develop a more stringent “harmonized” nitrogen oxide-emissions rule for heavy trucks.
January 23, 2020California Cuts Electric Car Rebates, Drops Luxury Models
Car buyers wanting to purchase a high-end Tesla costing more than $60,000 will no longer be eligible for CARB's rebate program. (David Zalubowski/Associated Press)
California’s rebate program to coax more drivers to buy electric vehicles just got less generous, especially for those looking to spend on a luxury model.
December 4, 2019CARB Suspends Imminent GHG Rule for Trailers
TEC Equipment store in Stockton, Calif. (TEC Equipment)
The California Air Resources Board announced Dec. 3 it was suspending enforcement for at least two years of its greenhouse gas (GHG) trailer standards, which had been set to go into effect Jan. 1.
December 4, 2019Natural Gas Trucks Expand in Southern California Ports
A Clean Energy Fuels station. (Clean Energy Fuels Corp.)
Clean Energy Fuels is supplying 100 trucks from Southern California port trucking companies with its Redeem renewable natural gas.
November 8, 2019