Over 52,000 electric trucks have been deployed across the U.S., despite efforts from truck manufacturers and the oil & gas industry to kill regulation that boosts their use, according to fresh data published today by Calstart, a group which works with companies and agencies on innovation and clean energy in transport.
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A challenge by the Western States Trucking Association to a deal agreed by truck manufacturers to remain neutral on regulation boosting electric trucks is an attack on the future of the trucking industry, say experts.
Hundreds of businesses across the US have adopted electric trucks and the pushback is underway against attacks on rules boosting innovation and clean energy in trucking
The world’s biggest truck manufacturers are trying to weasel out of an agreement they signed just two years with California’s regulator to ensure they would abide by rules to increase the number of electric trucks. Here are some fast facts on what this is about:
Over 52,000 electric trucks have been deployed across the U.S., despite efforts from truck manufacturers and the oil & gas industry to kill regulation that boosts their use, according to fresh data published today by Calstart, a group which works with companies and agencies on innovation and clean energy in transport.
Major truck manufacturers, including Volvo Group and Daimler Truck, just helped dismantle the most important clean air policy in the United States. Through behind-the-scenes lobbying and industry trade groups, these companies played a key role in overturning the Advanced Clean Trucks (ACT) and Heavy Duty Omnibus rules–landmark regulations designed to gradually accelerate the adoption of electric trucks.
The world’s four biggest truck makers can be linked to 307,000 premature deaths globally and $1.4 trillion in health-related damages from diesel emissions, according to a groundbreaking new report from the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA). Titled “Heavy-Duty Harm,” the report reveals the shocking global health toll of diesel truck emissions from four major manufacturers.