The California Air Resources Board laid down its most ambitious rule yet, which includes not only passenger cars but light-duty trucks. The rule is phasing out traditional power in fleets’ biggest workhorses.
The California Air Resources Board voted on a proposal that will ban the sale of fossil fuel-powered vehicles by 2035.
Topics mentioned in today's video includes the recovery of the commercial fleet market; resurgence of COVID-19 uncertainty; fuel price trends; strong demand in the wholesale resale market; the reopening of in-lane auction bidding; and CARBs new mandate for zero-emissions trucks.
According to the Diesel Technology Forum, California’s truck and bus fleet rule has effectively kept older, higher-emitting trucks on the road for longer, in turn delaying emissions reductions and cleaner air.
The new California Air Resources Board standard mandates that by 2045, every new truck sold in California will be zero-emission.
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.
Landi Renzo USA announced receipt of EPA Certifications for the MY-2020 Ford F-250/350 6.2L bi-fuel and dedicated natural gas vehicles.
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.
A Memorandum of Understanding to form a strategy to accelerate the zero-emission truck market is expected in the summer of 2020.
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.
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