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CARB Advanced Clean Fleets Regulation

On Aug. 30, 2022, CARB issued a notice announcing that it will conduct a public hearing on Oct. 27, 2022 where it will consider adopting the proposed Advanced Clean Fleets (ACF) regulation.

The proposed regulation includes four components:

• requirements for State and local government fleets,
• requirements for drayage truck fleets,
• requirements for high priority and federal fleets, and
• a 100% ZEV sales requirement for medium- and heavy-duty truck manufacturers.

The deadline for submitting comments on the proposal is October 17, 2022.

All documents for this rulemaking can be found here. 

CARB ACC 2 Regulation

On April 12, 2022, CARB issued a notice announcing that the Board will conduct a public hearing on June 9, 2022 to consider the proposed Advanced Clean Cars II (ACC II) rulemaking.  The ACC 2 rule proposes that manufacturers be required to deliver for sale increasing percentages of ZEVs and PHEVs as a portion of their overall product deliveries between model years 2026 and 2034 and reach 100-percent ZEVs in 2035 (and after). The Notice, ISOR, and all subsequent regulatory documents are available on CARB's ACC 2 rulemaking webpage.  Comments are due May 31.

CARB ACC2

CARB has announced a workshop for Aug. 11 where Staff will present an overview of the ACC II regulatory proposals on the LEV IV Regulation and the ZEV Regulation. Staff will also present updates on minimum technology requirements for ZEVs and proposed measures to increase access to ZEVs for our priority communities. This workshop will also serve as a California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) scoping meeting to obtain feedback for the environmental impact analysis.

To register for the workshop, click here.

Regulatory and Legislative Tracking Reports for Vehicle Manufacturers and Suppliers

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Motor Vehicle Safety & Emissions Regulatory Update (the REG UPDATE)

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U.S. Safety & Fuel Economy Regulatory & Legislative Update
The U.S. Safety & Fuel Economy Regulatory & Legislative Update provides a snapshot of the past month’s legislative and regulatory activities relating to safety, emissions and fuel economy. The report provides brief summaries of notices issued by DOT, EPA, CARB and others. With regard to federal legislation, the report covers newly introduced bills, information on committee hearings, etc. Activities at the state level pertaining to emerging technologies (e.g., automated vehicles, advance driver assistance systems, EVs and EV infrastructure, etc.) are also covered.

Federal Legislation Tracking Report
Our legislative tracking report focuses on matters relating to environment and energy, safety and fuel economy/climate change. The report covers two years-worth of bills (the length of each Congressional session) and includes summaries and status updates for each tracked bill. Links to bill text and related information are provided.

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California ZEV Credit Balances

CARB has posted ZEV credit balance data as of Aug. 31, 2020.  The data includes 2019 vehicle production for sale in California of large volume and intermediate volume manufacturers.  2019 ZEV requirements are based on 7.0% of a manufacturer’s total average production volume of all passenger cars and light-duty trucks up to 8500 lbs for sale in CA for the 2015-2017 model years.  The report additionally shows transfer of credits between manufacturers for the period Sep. 1, 2019 to Aug. 31, 2020. There was only one transfer (6000 BEV credits from Tesla to Mazda). For a copy of the report, click here.

California Gov. Newsom signs order calling for ban on sales of gas-powered cars in California by 2035

On Sep. 23, 2020, California’s Gov. Newsom issued an executive order requiring the sale of all new passenger vehicles to be zero-emission by 2035.  Newson said that this is the most impactful step the state can take to fight climate change.  His announcement was made on the heels of one of the most disastrous climate events in California’s history.

According to the governor’s office, the executive order would achieve a 35% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions. In addition to mandating new cars to be zero-emission by 2035, the California Air Resources Board will also direct all operation of medium and heavy-duty vehicles to be zero-emission by 2045, where feasible.

The order also requires state agencies to partner with private sector industries to deploy affordable fueling and charging options for zero-emission cars.

For a copy of the Executive Order, click here.

Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle Deployment and Hydrogen Fuel Station Network Development

On Sep. 8, 2020 CARB released the 2020 issue of its Annual Evaluation of Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle Deployment and Hydrogen Fuel Station Network Development.  The report is the seventh annual publication. The report provides CARB’s latest assessment of California’s on-road fuel cell electric vehicle fleet, auto manufacturer projections for future deployment volumes in California, and progress in development of California’s hydrogen fueling station network. CARB staff’s analyses and recommendations for new station locations, capacities, and technical capabilities are also discussed.  For a copy, click here.

Advanced Clean Cars II

CARB will hold a public workshop on Wednesday, September 16, 2020 to provide input on the development of the Advanced Clean Cars II (ACC II) regulations, which will seek to reduce criteria and greenhouse gas emissions from new light- and medium-duty vehicles beyond the 2025 model year, and increase the number of zero emission vehicles (ZEV) for sale. Building on the May 2020 Board Presentation, staff will present current analysis and regulation concepts for modifications to the criteria pollutant and greenhouse gas (Low Emission Vehicle or LEV IV) regulations, preliminary proposals to support wider scale adoption of new ZEVs, and the preliminary staff projections of costs for future battery electric vehicles (BEV) technologies. Staff will request stakeholder comments following the workshop to be submitted to [email protected] through October 16, 2020. Staff’s presentation and an agenda will be posted prior to the workshop on CARB’s Advanced Clean Cars website.

This public meeting will be conducted via GoToWebinar. Participants must register as an attendee prior to the start of the workshop using the link provided. To register, click here.

Advanced Clean Trucks Regulation

On April 28, 2020, CARB published proposed modifications to the Advanced Clean Trucks (ACT) Regulation that was considered by the Board late last year.  As proposed, CARB would increase the percentage of ZEV sales across all vehicle groups from 2024 to 2030 and increase the percentage requirements from 2030 to 2035.  Comments on the proposed modifications are due May 28, 2020.  All rulemaking documents can be found here.

CARB Proposed Advanced Clean Trucks (ACT) Regulation and Draft Environmental Analysis (EA)

On Oct. 22, 2019, CARB released it proposed Advanced Clean Trucks (ACT) Regulation and Draft Environmental Analysis (EA) for public comment.   The proposal, if finalized, would require manufacturers of incomplete or complete vehicles > 8500 lbs GVWR with 500 or more annual sales in CA to begin to electrify their fleets starting in 2024. Fleet compliance percentages vary by year and vehicle class.  By 2030, one out of every two Class 4-8 vehicles will need to be electrified.

The rule will be considered by the Board at a hearing which will take place in Sacramento, CA on Dec. 12, 2019 starting at 9 am (PST).

Written comments on the proposal must be submitted no later than Dec. 9, 2019.

All documents concerning the rulemaking are available online at https://ww2.arb.ca.gov/rulemaking/2019/advancedcleantrucks.