The Air Resources Board (ARB) report Draft Heavy-Duty Technology
and Fuels Assessment: Overview (Draft Overview):
http://www.arb.ca.gov/msprog/tech/report.htm has been posted and
is available for public comment. This document provides an
overview and status update on the heavy duty technology and fuels
available.
To view or submit comments on the Draft Overview please go to:
http://www.arb.ca.gov/msprog/tech/techreport/comments.htm
Contact: Renee Littaua (916) 324-6429 or rlittaua@arb.ca.gov
Background
Overview
California needs a 90 percent reduction in NOx emissions by 2031,
and an 80 percent reduction in GHG emissions below 1990 levels by
2050 to meet air quality and climate targets. Significant
improvements in efficiency and the use of renewable fuels are
also needed to meet the Governor's 50 percent petroleum reduction
target by 2030, and continued reductions in diesel PM and air
toxics are necessary to protect public health. Achieving each of
these goals will require a transition to zero and near-zero
emission technologies in all mobile sources.
The Draft Overview highlights technology and fuels that could
help us achieve those goals, and covers several heavy-duty
technology sectors, including:
• trucks and buses
• transport refrigeration units
• locomotives
• fuels – both conventional and alternative fuels
• ocean-going vessels
• commercial harbor craft (SCAQMD lead)
• cargo handling equipment, and
• aviation – including aircraft and ground support equipment
This technology assessment is on-going and focuses not only on
zero and near-zero emission technologies that will ultimately be
necessary to meet long-term air quality and climate goals, but
also on improvements to conventional technologies and gains in
vehicle and freight system operational efficiency that could
provide substantial near-term emissions reductions and help
facilitate the transition to zero and near-zero emission
technologies.
The Draft Overview is now posted. More detailed draft
assessments for each of the sectors listed above will be posted
in 2015, as the drafts are completed. The draft sector reports
will evaluate how each technology works, the fuels necessary to
power each technology, as well as its state of market readiness,
costs, environmental benefits, technology performance, and
current deployment challenges. Additional background information
on the Heavy Duty Technology and Fuels Assessment effort can be
found here: http://www.arb.ca.gov/msprog/tech/tech.htm
Related Work
The technology and fuels assessment draft overview and draft
sector reports will help inform a number of on-going state
efforts, including ARB's Sustainable Freight Strategy. More
information on the Sustainable Freight Strategy:
http://www.arb.ca.gov/gmp/sfti/sfti.htm
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