California emissions regulations

California gives up on zero-emissions locomotive regulation

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has scrapped its controversial rule that would have required the use of zero-emissions locomotives in the state beginning in 2030.

The board informed the Environmental Protection Agency this week that it was withdrawing its requests to enforce zero-emissions rules covering trucks and locomotives.

The move comes a week before the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump, who frequently criticized CARB’s regulatory efforts to fight climate change and...

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Countdown starts for hydrogen-powered trucks?

WASHINGTON — The use of hydrogen fuel cells to power electric trucks was prominently featured in a debate in the U.S. Senate over how to formulate a national low-carbon fuel standard.

Much of the discussion, which kicked off the Environmental and Public Works Committee’s first hearing of the new Congress on Wednesday, centered on not whether hydrogen fuel cells and other clean fuels should be part of reducing green-house gas (GHG) emissions but how aggressive a national standard timeline should...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/countdown-starts-for-hydrogen-powered-trucks

California readies nation’s first electric truck sales and reporting mandate

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Experts urge California fleets to take advantage of clean truck incentives — and to prepare for zero-emission sales, reporting and purchasing requirements

A couple of years ago, the asset and administration manager at Bolthouse Farms took a look at the company’s aging yard fleet and decided that replacing the vehicles with electric trucks would be a smart cost savings move, in addition to the environmental benefits that would come from switching to zero-emissions vehicles. 

So Bolthouse, a...

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