Reflective of CALSTART’s commitment to advancing the clean truck industry nationally and globally, the organization today announced the appointment of Dawn Fenton, Vice President, Government Relations and Public Affairs for Volvo Group North America, to its Board of Directors.
It’s long been the case that one of the top challenges to electrification of transport has been lack of models. Consumers like diversity, so the market needs to offer diversity. This is also true in less consumer-focused markets, for a different mixture of reasons.
By the end of 2020, the United States and Canada are poised to launch nearly 170 new models of zero emission (ZE) trucks and buses, a record increase of 78%. Last year, 95 "clean" industrial vehicles were released in North America.
The amount of zero-emission trucks, buses and off-road equipment to choose from in the U.S. and Canada will increase 78% year-over-year, according to projections from the Zero-Emission Technology Inventory.
CALSTART commends Chairman DeFazio (D-OR) and the House Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure for the release of the “Investing in a New Vision for the Environment and Surface Transportation (INVEST) in America Act,” a five-year, $494 billion down payment that represents a strong investment in our highways, transportation infrastructure, clean transit and commercial vehicles, and support of critical transportation-related greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and pollution reductions.
Despite the impacts of Covid-19 on vehicle sales and production, zero-emission (ZE) truck and bus models are on the verge of a major surge in the United States and Canada. New data from Calstart’s Global Commercial Vehicle Drive to Zero’s Zero-Emission Technology Inventory (ZETI) tool shows that by the end of 2020, the U.S. and Canada are on track to have 169 different ZE commercial vehicle models available or soon-to-be-available for purchase compared to 95 models in 2019 – a 78 percent increase.
North America is experiencing an increase in zero-emission commercial vehicle offerings as fleets and shippers look to reduce pollution and comply with increasingly strict regional regulations, according to research from Calstart, a clean transportation accelerator.
The number of models of zero-emission trucks, buses, and off-road equipment is expected to double between the end of 2019 and 2023, according to a new analysis by Calstart. “Zero-emission trucks and buses are on the verge of a major surge in the U.S. and Canada,” said Calstart Northeast Regional Director Ben Mandel during a June 2 media briefing. “The growth we’re seeing is happening really across the board.”
The number of models of zero-emission trucks, buses, and off-road equipment is expected to double between the end of 2019 and 2023, according to a new analysis by Calstart. “Zero-emission trucks and buses are on the verge of a major surge in the U.S. and Canada,” said Calstart Northeast Regional Director Ben Mandel during a June 2 media briefing. “The growth we’re seeing is happening really across the board.”
The number of models of zero-emission trucks, buses, and off-road equipment is expected to double between the end of 2019 and 2023, according to a new analysis by Calstart. “Zero-emission trucks and buses are on the verge of a major surge in the U.S. and Canada,” said Calstart Northeast Regional Director Ben Mandel during a June 2 media briefing. “The growth we’re seeing is happening really across the board.”