{"id":19957,"date":"2020-03-06T15:10:46","date_gmt":"2020-03-06T20:10:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/?p=19957"},"modified":"2020-03-06T15:16:47","modified_gmt":"2020-03-06T20:16:47","slug":"californias-smart-and-economically-savvy-plan-for-electrifying-trucks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/2020\/03\/06\/californias-smart-and-economically-savvy-plan-for-electrifying-trucks\/","title":{"rendered":"California\u2019s smart and economically savvy plan for electrifying trucks"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>California is working on a bold new plan that will put more electric trucks on the streets, and take dangerous pollution out of the air. Under this plan, manufacturers of medium- and heavy-duty trucks will be required to sell more new electric and fuel-cell options in California, starting in 2024. The final details of this rule will be released over the next few months.<\/p>\n

The rule stands to have huge benefits for the 12 million Californians who live in areas with high levels of air pollution. Despite making up just 7% of vehicles on the road, medium- and heavy-duty trucks release 35% of the state\u2019s total NOx and 25% of diesel particulate matter, significantly impacting nearby communities\u2019 health. In fact, vehicles and the fossil fuels that power them create more air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions than any other source across the state.<\/p>\n

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A similar framework has already been highly successful for passenger vehicles \u2014 8% of new cars purchased last year in California were plug-in electric or fuel cells, a number which is expected to grow. Now that this approach has been tested, it is primed to work for larger vehicles too. This long-term regulatory certainty will give a clear signal for more medium- and heavy-duty charging infrastructure to be built.<\/p>\n

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  1. If adopted, the existing proposal would require:
    \nAt least 50% of Class 4-8 vocational trucks (broad spectrum of trucks ranging from walk-in package delivery vans, to box-trucks for beverage delivery, to utility trucks) are electric.<\/li>\n
  2. At least 15% of the sales of other types of trucks (like cargo vans and regional haulers) are electric.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    In an initial public review of the plan last December, the California Air Resources Board directed its staff to strengthen this initial plan by increasing the number of electric trucks that will be required. The board also directed the staff to focus more benefits toward disadvantaged communities.<\/p>\nCalifornia\u2019s smart and economically savvy plan for electrifying trucks <\/a><\/span>Share on X<\/a><\/span>\n

    At a workshop held last week, CARB rolled out some of the finer details of how it will upgrade its plan:<\/p>\n