In a major milestone for mariner safety in California, the California Senate Transportation Committee has voted 14-0 in favor of a measure that would prevent the California Air Resources Board (CARB) from enforcing a potentially deadly requirement in its harbor craft regulations. That requirement would force operators to install unproven and uncertified diesel particulate filters (DPF), widely seen as a fire hazard. The U.S. Coast Guard has already said that it won’t enforce the CARB DPF...
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Opposition grows to speedy electric truck transition
The Advanced Clean Transportation Expo, a generally upbeat event for battery electric, hydrogen and other emission-friendly technologies, takes place next week in Las Vegas amid a growing and widespread backlash to the regulation-driven transition to electric trucks.
Nearly every stakeholder — from the trucking industry and driver organizations to state attorneys general — is weighing in with dire estimates of crippling costs to a cyclical industry. Ryder System Inc. is the latest, dissecting...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/opposition-grows-to-speedy-electric-truck-transition
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...
Will natural gas payback beat EV adoption?
The confluence of a new, bigger engine, net-zero carbon emissions from renewable natural gas (RNG) and pressure from shippers for their carriers to operate sustainably add up to a bright picture for natural gas adoption.
But a new study from the North American Council for Freight Efficiency (NACFE) points to a couple of cautions. First is methane leakage from the source of the RNG. Methane escaping into the atmosphere is a huge contributor to planet-warming greenhouse gas.
Second, and most...
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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...
Diesel distancing propels alternative fuel options
Renewable natural gas, battery-electric and hydrogen-powered trucks all target fleets switching from diesel ahead of coming regulations requiring costly additional emissions after-treatment. Which alternative will win? Possibly all of them.
Vouchers make first Nikola fuel cell trucks ‘cheaper than a diesel’Back in 2018, Anheuser-Busch placed an initial order for up to 800 Nikola fuel cell trucks. Ever so slowly, that is becoming a reality.
After numerous missteps and setbacks, Nikola produced 42...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/diesel-distancing-propels-alternative-fuel-options
Cummins will pay California $175M over emission-rigged engines
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Cummins Inc. will pay $175 million to California over emissions-rigging of Ram truck diesel engines....
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Electric trucks should shake off setbacks in 2024
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Meaningful volume growth eluded heavy-duty electric trucks last year for several reasons: Charging...
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California holds off on only allowing zero-emission vehicles in drayage registry
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Drayage operators in California that faced a Sunday deadline barring registration of any new...
Registration deadline for California Clean Truck Check gets another month
California has tacked on another month for a key registration deadline impacting trucks operating in the state.
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) said Tuesday it would extend the deadline for trucks to be registered for the state’s Clean Truck Check to Jan. 31. The deadline had been New Year’s Eve.
The Clean Truck Check rule is not part of either the state’s Advanced Clean Fleets rule or Advanced Clean Truck rule.
The deadline is for registration with a state registry. There are no...