![]() “This rule is foundational to efforts to transition medium and heavy duty vehicles to zero emission technologies,” Andrew Schwartz said on behalf of Tesla, Inc., which has announced plans to produce electric pickups and electric semi trucks. By 2035, 55% of delivery vans and large pickups, 75% of larger vehicles such as school buses and garbage trucks and 40% of the big rigs sold in California must be zero-emissions. The clean-vehicle mandate begins with 5 to 9% of trucks sold in 2024. But it is a very important one given its particular relevance for low income and communities of color.” “It’s part of a long line of groundbreaking actions that this board has taken to protect our air. “It is clear this is the first of its kind in the world,” said Air Resources Board Chairwoman Mary Nichols. Reducing truck exhaust is essential for ensuring that the state’s urban areas, particularly in the Los Angeles basin, meet health standards for smog and soot. Several years in the making, the mandate is aimed at cleaning up diesel big rigs, delivery vans, school buses and other large vehicles that are pumping out pollution on California’s roads. The state Air Resources Board next month will consider a more controversial proposal to strengthen its existing rule by banning all diesel trucks and requiring all new trucks to be powered by electricity or hydrogen beginning in 2036.Ĭalifornia today adopted the world’s first regulation that forces manufacturers to ramp up sales of zero-emission trucks and buses over the next 15 years.Īn estimated 300,000 trucks powered by electricity or hydrogen must be on California roads by 2035 and 100,000 by 2030, under the standards unanimously approved by the state’s top clean-air enforcers. Environmental Protection Agency on March 31 granted a waiver that allows California to enforce this 2020 rule, which ramps up sales of zero-emission big rigs and other trucks. By 2035, 55% of delivery vans and large pickups, 75% of commercial trucks such as garbage trucks and 40% of the big rigs sold in California must be emissions-free. I wonder why….The requirements begin in 2024. I guess there just wasn’t the entrepreneurial drive to develop electric garbage trucks as there was to develop electric sports cars. With its medium-duty pilot shuttle, Motiv reduced operating cost from 80 cents per mile ($0.80/mi) to 10 cents per mile ($0.10/mi).” Research suggests the ePCS design approach cuts operating costs by 50 percent over an eight-year period. The ePCS can handle EV trucks from medium-duty to heavy-duty, weighing 15,000 lbs to 52,000 lbs. “Currently the only technology of its kind in the trucking market, the ePCS uses off-the-shelf batteries and motors, which can be mixed and matched to fit the exact size and duty cycle of the electric truck needed. One of the interesting things about the Motiv garbage trucks is that they use “off the shelf” technology, and yet are the only trucks of their kind. The scalability and flexibility of the Motiv electric Powertrain Control System (ePCS) made the company the most cost-effective choice for the exclusive 5-year contract.” “Last November, Motiv was granted a contract up to $13.4 million to provide up to 20 EV refuse trucks for the City of Chicago. The first of these electric trucks will be put into service in Chicago. “The garbage truck body will be a Loadmaster 20 cubic yard Excel-S series, provided by RNOW Inc under municipal contract with the City of Chicago. The chassis, manufactured by Crane Carrier, will be furnished by Cumberland Service Center another City of Chicago contracted dealer,” a press release regarding the new agreements states. And it has just announced some of its vendor partners. Word on the street is that Motiv Power Systems will soon provide the first U.S. Image Credit: PRNewsFoto/Motiv Power Systems ![]() Currently the only technology of its kind in the trucking market, the Motiv ePCS uses off-the-shelf batteries and motors, which can be mixed and matched to fit the exact size of the electric truck needed and swapped out as battery technology improves. And I hope it explains why I got so excited when I saw news about such garbage trucks (and keep hearing their crushing power in my head). So, electric garbage trucks bring some nice beastly power to the electric vehicle community. Well, maybe a few things - their size, the stench, and the way they totally crush that garbage. Something about garbage trucks are simply beastly. ![]()
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