Life Cycle Analyses
Powertrain Technologies
Heavy-Duty
What’s in a tire – you may be surprised
Tire manufacturers are developing the next generation tires for light- and heavy-duty vehicles to address the new performance and sustainability needs of electrified fleets.
Revised CO2 standards in Europe for heavy-duty vehicles
Europe has proposed an ambitious revision to its heavy-duty vehicle CO2 emission standards. Here’s a summary of some of the revised and new elements
Hydrogen Fuel Cell Trucks
An updated summary of available hydrogen fuel cell electric trucks and buses, their announced range and hydrogen capacity.
CARB Advanced Clean Fleets – Proposing 100% electrification of heavy duty vehicles by 2036
A summary of CARB’s latest Advanced Clean Fleets proposal for heavy-duty truck electrification as discussed in the February 2023 Workshop.
Summary of EPA MY2027 heavy-duty engine standards
The US EPA has finalized its standards for heavy duty engines starting model years 2027 and beyond. Here is a summary of the standards and a high-level comparison with California’s low NOx rule published earlier.
Is the industry ready to meet the battery demand ?
A summary of Benchmark Minerals Cathodes 2022 conference.
Summary of Euro 7/VII proposal – criteria pollutants
The EU Commission has proposed Euro 7 / VII emission standards for light- and heavy-duty vehicles. Here is a quick tabular summary.
On hydrogen requirements for long haul trucking in the US
We show that to convert 25% of the long-haul truck fleet in the US to hydrogen fuel cell will require doubling of the total H2 demand and doubling of the renewable electricity generation in the US today.
Emissions Control Technologies
Advanced Fuels & Lubricants
Will Euro 7 close the gap with other major automotive markets on controlling destructive evaporative emissions?
Will the European Council support the Commission’s and Parliament’s commitment to enforce more stringent standards for refueling and evaporative emissions as part of Euro 7 ?
Notes from the 2023 Sustainable Fleet Technology Conference
Notes from the 2023 Sustainable Fleet Technology Conference covering a wide range of practical issues for fleet decarbonization
CARB proposes to amend MY 2024 low NOx standard
Given the lack of MY 2024 compliant new engine introductions, California has proposed an amendment to its low NOx omnibus, providing more flexibility for legacy engines.
NHTSA proposes CAFE Standards for MY 2027 – 2032
Here’s the first look at the CAFE standards proposed by NHTSA for model year 2027 through 2032 cars and light trucks. More to come.
CARB deal with OEM on low NOx, electrification – and H2 ICE ?
California and Truck & Engine Manufacturers have reached a deal on low NOx and electrification targets in the state. This paves the way for more regulatory certainty but the challenges ahead are not diminished.
Technology Deepdive : Opposed piston engines
Opposed piston engines are being developed as a tool to reduce CO2 and NOx emissions from heavy-duty trucks. Here’s a deeper look into this technology and recent test results.
A lost a decade in the fight against particulate emissions
Analysis of millions of remote sensing measurements of vehicle tailpipes shows that particulate emissions from U.S. cars are still at 2005 levels, despite the availability of technology which has been used in Europe and China.
U.S. EPA Phase 3 Greenhouse Gas Proposal for Heavy-Duty Vehicles
A downloadable summary of the U.S. EPA announced the Phase 3 GHG proposal for heavy-duty vehicles. From 2027 to 2032, 45% reduction in CO2 emissions for light vocational vehicles and 25% for Class 8 sleeper cabs. Over half of light vocational and a quarter of sleeper cabs expected to be ZEVs by 2032.
