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Air Resources Board is holding a public meeting to discuss
transportation electrification barriers and solutions for
heavy-duty fleets on Monday, November 14, 2016.  
 

The meeting will include representatives from the California
Public Utilities Commission, California electric utilities, and
fleets that are already operating zero emission trucks or buses,
including transit fleets and truck fleet operators. 

Topics will include updates on progress towards supporting SB350
transportation electrification goals with opportunities for
utilities and fleet owners to discuss emerging concerns and
experiences in deploying zero emission vehicles in California.  

Topics may also include an overview of vehicle deployment
logistics and operation management, infrastructure expansion,
energy storage and funding program coordination. All interested
parties are welcome to participate. The agenda will be posted
before the meeting. 
 
The time and location for the meeting are as follows:

    10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday, November 14, 2016 
    Byron Sher Auditorium
    Cal/EPA Headquarters Building
    1001 I Street, Sacramento, California 95814


This meeting will be webcast and can be watched at
https://video.calepa.ca.gov/  
Stakeholders viewing by webcast can submit comments and questions
to staff during the workshop through email at
auditorium@calepa.ca.gov   All workgroup materials, including
agenda, presentations, etc. will be posted on the Advanced Clean
Transit website at: 

https://www.arb.ca.gov/msprog/bus/actmeetings.htm 
and at the Advanced Clean Truck website at   
https://www.arb.ca.gov/msprog/actruck/actruck.htm 


If you have any questions regarding this meeting, please contact
Yachun Chow, Manager, Zero Emission Truck and Bus Section, at
yachun.chow@arb.ca.gov or at (916) 322-7450.


Background

In November 2015, staff presented the technology assessment
results of fuel cell electric vehicles, battery electric
vehicles, hybrid vehicles, natural gas vehicles, and low NOx
engines to the Board with the commercialization stage of each
technology highlighted.  Overall, the assessment finds that
battery electric vehicles are beginning to penetrate the medium
and heavy-duty vehicle markets and fuel cell electric vehicles
are primarily in demonstration stages, although early commercial
models are available for transit buses from two manufacturers. 
In addition, zero emission buses have similar performance and
reliability as conventional buses and are in the early
commercialization phase.  Staff concluded that low-NOx engines
would become commercially available soon.

Therefore, ARB is currently in the process of working with
stakeholders to develop an Advanced Clean Transit proposal and is
also working on strategies to incorporate these advanced clean
technologies in local delivery truck applications where suited. 






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