California Advanced Clean Fleets rule

Court upholds EPA’s ability to grant environmental waivers to California

The ability of California to set its own, more stringent environmental and emissions standards — the basis for the state’s Advanced Clean Trucks rule and possibly its Advanced Clean Fleets rule — was upheld Tuesday by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.

The case, Ohio vs. EPA, had a plethora of plaintiffs, including 16 states besides Ohio and a group of petroleum-focused trade groups such as the American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers and the National Association...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/court-upholds-epas-ability-to-grant-environmental-waivers-to-california

California gets another pot of money for ZEV trucks, courtesy of Volkswagen

More than $109 million of California’s share of the money for cleaner vehicles funded by the giant settlement in the Volkswagen diesel scandal will be used to buy, among other things, zero-emissions vehicles (ZEVs) for drayage.

The South Coast Air Quality Management District (AQMD) announced earlier this month that it was releasing about $109.3 million for two categories of cleaner-energy vehicle purchases. The first is for “combustion freight and marine projects,” which comprises a wide range...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/california-gets-another-pot-of-money-for-zev-trucks-courtesy-of-volkswagen

ACF spurs small gain in zero-emission drayage trucks at Port of Long Beach

Even with regulators shelving California’s Advanced Clean Fleets (ACF) rule for at least a few months, the first data released by the Port of Long Beach suggests how the drayage industry was getting ready for its launch at the start of this year.

How the data is interpreted is a classic case of whether the glass is half-full or half-empty.

When the ACF was expected to kick in Jan. 1, with its biggest impact hitting first in the drayage sector, the most significant rule was that no new vehicles...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/acf-spurs-small-gain-in-zero-emission-drayage-trucks-at-port-of-long-beach

Zero-emission truck adoption soars — and not just in California

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Think electric trucks are just a thing in California? Think again. The Golden State unsurprisingly...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/zero-emission-truck-adoption-soars-and-not-just-in-california

Challenge to California’s Advanced Clean Trucks EPA waiver on hold

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A legal challenge to the waiver granted by the Environmental Protection Agency allowing the...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/challenge-to-californias-advanced-clean-trucks-epa-waiver-on-hold

California asks EPA for waiver to implement Advanced Clean Fleets rule

With less than three weeks before California’s Advanced Clean Fleets (ACF) rule is set to take effect, the state is seeking a waiver from the Environmental Protection Agency that would end any questions about whether the state can implement it. 

A waiver request for California-specific environmental regulations is generally required under the federal Clean Air Act (CAA). The CAA allows the state and its unique status under the act to impose environmental restrictions and mandates that go beyond...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/california-asks-epa-for-waiver-to-implement-advanced-clean-fleets-rule

Workhorse reports Q3 loss, may sell drone business

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Workhorse Group reported lower-than-expected revenue and another loss in the third quarter, this...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/workhorse-reports-q3-loss-may-sell-drone-business

California Trucking Association sues to block Advanced Clean Fleets rule

With the first requirements of California’s Advanced Clean Fleets (ACF) rule set to go in effect  in just a few weeks, the California Trucking Association (CTA) has asked a federal court to block the regulation’s implementation.

The lawsuit, filed Monday in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California, requests both a preliminary and permanent injunction to stop the California Air Resources Board (CARB) from enforcing the rule. 

CTA officials hinted in recent months that such a...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/california-trucking-association-sues-to-block-advanced-clean-fleets-rule

Real estate investors surge into electric truck charging

Somewhere around the middle of the Netflix movie “The Founder,” actor Michael Keaton’s Ray Kroc character is told that his franchise success turns on real estate, not flipping hamburgers.

The same could be said of the nascent electric truck charging business. Every electric charging depot needs land. As part of a multiprong strategy, the biggest real estate developers and a host of well-funded startups are gobbling up acreage for future sites.

The opportunity is enormous. The California Energy...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/real-estate-investors-surge-into-electric-truck-charging

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