The quite rural Porterville Unified School District (PUSD) in California, which sits between Los Angeles and San Francisco, or Los Angeles and Sacramento, has decided to go all-in on cleantech. It is getting solar, battery energy storage, and also electric school buses. The school district is working with ForeFront Power … [continued]
Chatgpt generated California transit depot where hydrogen remains a niche beside a much larger battery electric fleet.
Ballard Power and New Flyer announced what sounds at first like a market-making agreement, a commercial arrangement for 500 fuel cell engines, or about 50 MW of modules, for hydrogen transit buses starting in 2026. On the surface, that reads like the kind of order that only appears when a … [continued]
Chevrolet has released another preview of the all-electric Chevrolet Blazer SS and has announced its official reveal date: Monday, July 18th. Stay tuned for more exciting details on the reveal in the coming weeks. The ID.5 range is offering a compelling equipment package, including one with an energy efficient heat … [continued]
YUNEV, CalStart, and the California Air Resources Board (CARB) Hybrid and Zero-emission Truck and Bus Voucher Project (HVIP) teamed up to conduct a cost assessment on commercial vehicle batteries. The focus of the study was on the strategic sourcing challenges for North American truck and bus original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) … [continued]
How Lessons Learned Around the Globe Can Accelerate the Electrification of Road Freight
A bold new program is accelerating the transition to zero-emissions trucks.
Today during a virtual event, the California Energy Commission (CEC) announced approval of a first-of-its-kind project to accelerate the deployment of infrastructure needed to fuel zero-emission trucks, buses and equipment. Administered by CALSTART, the EnergIIZE Commercial Vehicles (Energy Infrastructure Incentives for Zero-Emission Commercial Vehicles) project will use a concierge-like model working directly with eligible applicants to … [continued]
The US Energy Dept. is aiming a green hydrogen fuel cell truck mashup straight at the heart of coal, oil, and natural gas.
Noting the climate, economic, jobs and health benefits it would bring, today nine nations on four continents agreed to work collaboratively to grow zero-emission commercial vehicle manufacturing, infrastructure and deployment at home and globally.
CALSTART’s Drive to Zero program leading global push for zero-emission commercial vehicles
