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with the Advanced Clean Truck Regulation.
The intent of this regulation is to
evaluate larger, heavy-duty fleets and
see where opportunities for electrification
could occur and benefit the fleet.
The initial requirements of this regulation
are focused on the manufacturing
sector of the trucking industry. CARB
aims to require that “…manufacturers
who certify Class 2b-8 chassis or complete
vehicles with combustion engines
would be required to zero-emission
trucks as an increasing percentage of
their annual sales from 2024-2035”.
(CARB ACT Fact Sheet).
The regulation would require percentages
of total manufacturer sales
made in the state of California be in
zero-emission equipment. While many
have seen the high-profile demonstration
of Tesla’s new battery-powered
Semi model, there are a surprising
number of other manufacturers with
different models of electric trucks as
well. CARB cites that by 2023 more
than 71 different manufacturers will be
marketing zero-emission trucks, and
the projected number of truck models
is set to increase from 468 current
models on the market to over 600 by
2023. CARB is not solely focused on
Class 8 trucks; the regulation ties in
several medium-duty rated vehicles
such as vans and three-quarter-ton
pickup trucks like the F350 and Ram
2500. While having the technology is
a great first step, this doesn’t address
the significant costs associated with
purchasing one of these pieces of
equipment as well as the electric infrastructure
costs that are required when
equipment like this is purchased. Additionally,
equipment testing in agricultural
settings is typically not included
in a manufacturer’s research.
The second step in this regulation is
the requirement of larger businesses to
report their fleets into a newly developed
CARB database. Large entities
are defined by CARB in this regulation
as companies with over $50 million in
annual receipts as well as companies
that own, operate or dispatch 50 or
more vehicles within the state of California.
The purpose of the reporting
component is so CARB can evaluate
electrification opportunities within applicable
fleets. This broad applicability
of “Larger Entities” brings in numerous
agricultural and food processing facilities,
and opens the door for requiring
these same businesses to upgrade their
fleets a second time after the completion
of the Truck and Bus Rule.
Inspection and
Maintenance Program
While the Advanced Clean Trucks
regulation applies to larger businesses,
CARB is developing updates to
their Heavy-Duty Vehicle Inspection
and Maintenance Program (HDVIMP)
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