The Road to Zero Emission Trucking

08/25/23 • 55 min

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As the build out of infrastructure for electric passenger vehicles gets underway, another segment of transportation is just starting down the road to electrification: heavy duty trucks. It’s one of the hard-to-decarbonize parts of our economy. Right now, nearly all long-haul trucks run on fossil fuels. And if we continue with business as usual, freight will become the highest-emitting part of the transportation sector by 2050. That’s why seven states, led by California, have mandated that an increasing number of zero-emission trucks be sold between now and 2035. What does the road to zero emissions trucking look like?

Guests:

Ray Minjares, Heavy-Duty Vehicles Program Director, International Council on Clean Transportation

Mike Roeth, Executive Director, North American Council for Freight Efficiency

Chris Shimoda, Senior Vice President, California Trucking Association

Adam Browning, Executive VP, Forum Mobility

Rudy Diaz, CEO, Hight Logistics

This episode features a freelance piece from Emily Cohen in Wyoming on trucker views on EVs

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Guests:

Ray Minjares, Heavy-Duty Vehicles Program Director, International Council on Clean Transportation

Mike Roeth, Executive Director, North American Council for Freight Efficiency

Chris Shimoda, Senior Vice President, California Trucking Association

Adam Browning, Executive VP, Forum Mobility

Rudy Diaz, CEO, Hight Logistics

This episode features a freelance piece from Emily Cohen in Wyoming on trucker views on EVs

For show notes and related links, visit https://www.climateone.org/audio/road-zero-emissions-trucking

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