CARB Passes Advanced Clean Trucks Rule
The new California Air Resources Board standard mandates that by 2045, every new truck sold in California will be zero-emission.
June 25, 2020
The new California Air Resources Board standard mandates that by 2045, every new truck sold in California will be zero-emission.
June 25, 2020
New California rules increase the percentage of electric-truck sales targets across all vehicle categories, from ¾-ton pickups to Class 8 trucks, starting in 2024.
April 29, 2020
BYD delivered its 100th battery-electric truck in the United States, a second-generation BYD 8TT Class 8 Electric Semi that is part of a larger deployment for Anheuser-Busch’s Oakland, Calif., distribution operations.
January 8, 2020
Tesla expects to classify its Cybertruck as a Class 2b to 3 medium-duty truck and wants California to strengthen its proposed Advanced Clean Truck rules.
December 22, 2019
A Memorandum of Understanding to form a strategy to accelerate the zero-emission truck market is expected in the summer of 2020.
December 12, 2019
The California Air Resources Board wants to accelerate zero-emissions vehicle technology in the next 10 years through regulation. But OEMs and fleets have concerns about the viability of new technology in large-scale use.
November 22, 2019
Anheuser-Busch will be deploying 21 battery-electric trucks in California to showcase economic and environmental sustainable warehousing and distribution technology for fleets.
October 2, 2019
Meritor has been contracted all-electric drivetrain systems under its Blue Horizon technology brand for 38 terminal tractors that will be used at the Port of Long Beach and Port of Oakland in California.
April 30, 2019
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) outlined a proposal of Advanced Clean Truck regulations that would divide truck segments into three classes and help provide clear zero-emission vehicle sale goals in California to meet climate-change targets.
April 10, 2019
Kenworth Truck Company and Toyota Motor North America are collaborating to develop 10 zero-emission Kenworth T680s powered by Toyota hydrogen fuel cell electric powertrains.
January 8, 2019
Volvo Trucks announced plans to sell an all-electric truck called the Volvo VNR Electric in North America by 2020.
December 11, 2018
Vancouver-based SPUD is adopting all-electric refrigeration technology that allows the delivery vehicle’s engine to be turned off during stops, which saves fuel and reduces CO2 emissions.
October 11, 2018
Volvo Trucks will demonstrate an all-electric truck in California next year with plans to bring it to market in North America in 2020.
September 27, 2018
XL Hybrids has received approval for plug-in hybrid electric (PHEV) Ford F-150 pickup trucks in the Golden State of California.
January 8, 2018
The State of California, San Bernardino Council of Governments. and partners at Daylight Transport and BYD Motors have announced the arrival of the first of 27 zero-emission electric yard and service trucks in three disadvantaged communities in Southern California.
March 10, 2017