California Air Resources Board Archives - Page 2 of 8

California asks EPA for waiver to implement Advanced Clean Fleets rule

14 December 2023

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

California trucking regulation flies under radar as first deadline looms

6 December 2023

California is getting ready to implement another environmentally focused truck regulation, but the biggest problem with it at this point may be that plenty of affected truckers don’t appear to know about it.

The rule is called the Clean Truck Check (CTC), and according to a fact sheet from the California Air Resources Board (CARB), it is the rechristening of what had been known as the Heavy-Duty Inspection and Maintenance regulation. One significant difference, however, is that it applies to...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/california-trucking-regulation-flies-under-radar-as-first-deadline-looms

Fresh thinking about the electric grid holds possibilities

1 December 2023

ATA’s Spear rips ‘self-promoting union bosses’ in annual address

17 October 2023

AUSTIN, Texas — “Self-promoting union bosses” encouraged by the “most pro-union president in history” are making trouble for the trucking industry, American Trucking Associations CEO Chris Spear said in his annual membership address.

But he had plenty of invective for California regulators. And he criticized a century-old excise tax that adds $25,000 to the typical cost of a new heavy-duty truck.

“Trial lawyers chasing jackpot justice, self-promoting union bosses and delusional environmental...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/atas-spear-rips-self-promoting-union-bosses-in-annual-address

California Trucking Association sues to block Advanced Clean Fleets rule

17 October 2023

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

Truck electrification is much more than picking a charger

13 October 2023

You can buy a charger for an electric vehicle from any number of suppliers. But it’s an incomplete purchase without knowing when the charger is operating, how much juice it can put out at a given time and whether or not it’s occupied.

“The last conversation I’m having is ‘Let’s pick the right hardware, how to deploy it cost effectively, and let me help you operate it so you get the SLA (service life agreement) you want,” Rich Mohr, ChargePoint Holdings Inc. senior vice president for North...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/truck-electrification-is-much-more-than-picking-a-charger

Hyliion may drop Hypertruck ERX as strategic review begins

11 October 2023

Hyliion Holdings is pausing orders of its Hypertruck ERX heavy-duty natural gas-electric powertrain as part of a strategic review.

“Hyliion, like others, has experienced slower-than-anticipated market adoption as fleets undertake a gradual transition to electric trucks,” the company said in a statement Tuesday ahead of a conference call scheduled for Wednesday.

The company’s stock (NYSE: HYLN) shares fell to 65 cents, down 45.3% in early trading Wednesday. During the height of the special...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/hyliion-may-drop-hypertruck-erx-as-strategic-review-begins

Q&A with Stack AV autonomous trucking founder Bryan Salesky

22 September 2023

CARB sets up unit to help fleets navigate California’s Clean Fleets rule

22 August 2023

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With the first requirements of the California Advanced Clean Fleets (ACF) rule looming at the start...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/carb-sets-up-unit-to-help-fleets-navigate-californias-clean-fleets-rule

WattEV opens public truck charging depot in Long Beach port

24 July 2023

Megawatt charging depots so far are behind-the-fence operations exclusive to the fleets that operate them. Truck-as-a-Service (TaaS) startup WattEV changes that when it opens its first charging-for-all installation at the Port of Long Beach.

“A lot of competitors have been talking about infrastructure, but we actually have equipment in the ground,” Salim Youssefzadeh, WattEV founder and CEO, told FreightWaves ahead of opening its first public changing depot Monday at the Port of Long Beach.

“We...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/wattev-opens-public-truck-charging-depot-in-long-beach-port

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