President Trump’s Day One Executive Order and Implications for Transport
January 21, 2025
President Trump’s Day One Executive Order and the Implications for Transport Emissions
President Trump’s Day One Executive Order and the Implications for Transport Emissions
A summary of the proposed 45Z Clean Fuel Production credit for sustainable aviation and other transport fuels, published by the U.S. Department of the Treasury.
A summary of the final 45V Clean Hydrogen Production Tax Credit, published by the U.S. Department of the Treasury
Policy & Regulations Anticipated changes for the transport sector under the Trump Administration As in his first term, President-elect Trump is expected to significantly deregulate the transport sector, slash government incentives for EVs, increase barriers for trade with China, emphasize domestic production of oil and gas, increase spending on domestic battery supply, reshape the EPA and revoke or deny waivers to California for setting its own emission standards. Some of these changes will be easily done, others may be protracted. There may be some unexpected moves. It is unlikely for anyone to know the true extent of changes to come and the timing. Still, here is a summary of the changes that are possible, with focus on light-, medium-, and heavy-duty vehicles. This is based on a review of a large number of articles published in the public domain in the past few days. While these are too many to reference, we provide a few articles for further reading at the end. While this is a very high-level eye chart of the changes, this does not cover the anticipated impact on the respective sectors. Sign up below, we will continue to cover this space, more to come. Summary of (some)
A summary of reports from a couple of leading newspapers in India, taken during end of Sept to early October, 2024 points to the rapidly changing mobility and energy landscape in India.
The biofuels summit hosted by Growth Energy at Washington DC highlighted the role that ethanol continues to play in decarbonizing the transport sector.
On August 12th, 2024, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) posted the latest proposed amendments to the Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS). These confirm some of the previous amendments proposed earlier this year, while introducing new ones. Here is a recap of some of the important proposed changes.
The 13th BP Energy Outlook provides insights into the changing landscape of energy demand and supply, one with the current pace of technology deployment and another with an ambitious net-zero goal by 2050. The shift to electricity and therefore to grid decarbonization is highlighted.
A new study shows that switching to a Class 8 truck can more than double the total cost of transportation. Here’s a summary.
The ACT Expo, 2024 covered all aspects of the latest technologies for commercial vehicles and provided a unique forum to discuss the “reality” on the ground for the energy transition. Here is a summary in pictures.
