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By Lew Fulton and Dan Sperling

The path to zero-carbon transportation may be cheaper than you think. It need not cost trillions nor even billions. And it could even be “free” to taxpayers. Read more...

By Miguel Jaller         

The nation’s first electric truck sales mandate is expected to be approved on June 25 by the California Air Quality Board.

Freight Waves

California is a global leader on policies to reduce the emissions causing climate change. But transportation has proven a particularly challenging sector to decarbonize. The California Environmental Protection Agency (CalEPA) recently released a draft scope of work for a major transportation study that will help steer the state towards its goal of carbon neutrality by 2045.

The economic downturn triggered by the novel coronavirus pandemic threatens to stall multistate goals to put more clean cars on the road. Read more...

E&E News

Imagine using an electric vehicle to get around town, but also to store energy during surplus times and give it back to the grid when needed. Read More...

Bloomberg Environment

Far from hurting US carmakers, California’s zero-emission ecosystem has allowed cutting-edge electric car-making and self-driving technology to flourish. Trump should extend clean-car policies nationwide to create the world’s biggest zero-emission vehicle market – before China gets there. Read More...

South China Morning Post

How we get around is rapidly evolving, and more change is coming. Read More...

Comstock's Magazine

When the lights went out in California last week, one resident used the power stored in his electric vehicle (EV) to keep his oxygen machine up and running. That story, repeated with variations around the state, called attention to a vision of the future where people use their electric cars and trucks to power homes and businesses. Read More...

FreightWaves

Electric cars: the future of transportation. At least, that always seems to be the message. We often hear that electricity is cheaper than gas and better for the environment, and that going electric is one of the most effective ways to reduce your personal carbon footprint. Read More...

KCRW

By as early as 2030, California’s transition to zero emission vehicles could begin to save the state money, according to a study released today by researchers at the UC Davis Institute of Transportation Studies.

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“If California’s trying to be a leader, we have to go as fast as possible,” said Lew Fulton, who studies sustainable transportation at UC Davis’ Institute of Transportation Studies. “Policies are critical to try to speed this up… Carrots and sticks. Carrots being pricing and incentives, sticks being regulatory.” Read more...

CALmatters

Zero-emission long-haul trucking technologies are being developed that can play a critical role in achieving California’s climate change goals and virtually eliminate air pollution from these vehicles. Read More...

Almost all trucks today are powered by diesel engines and fossil fuel. Changing how trucks are powered is essential to solving the problems of air pollution and climate change. After all, trucks account for a substantial share of both pollutant emissions and CO2 emissions on California’s roadways. But what are the feasible strategies and costs for reaching a future with zero- or very-low-emissions trucks? Read More...

“Automation is the path of history,” said Dan Sperling, a member of the California’s Air Resources Board and professor of civil engineering and environmental science at the University of California, Davis. “The questions are how much automation really makes sense, and how do you deal with the disruption to the workers?” Read More...

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