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HITTING CLIMATE TARGETS * USA: CHALLENGING TRUCKING INDUSTRY
* California - Will Electric Trucks Deliver the Goods?
... The United States, has committed to cutting CO2 by 26-28% by 2030 (compared to 2005 levels)... This should be achievable, but there’s one sector in the U.S. that is increasing its CO2 emissions at a rapid pace—trucking. Currently, trucks move 72% of the tonnage and 70% of the goods’ value nationwide. By 2050, truck travel is expected to increase by 80% nationally and by 50% in California. Given current trends, the Energy Information Administration projects trucks will account for a large and growing share of freight transport energy use and CO2 emissions through 2040... Therefore, to go for deep CO2 reductions from trucks, we will very likely also need very low CO2 emission technologies—namely fuel cell and battery electric vehicles, both of which are “ZEVs” – zero emission vehicles. The only CO2 they will emit is from upstream processes to produce the fuel, and these are progressing towards very low CO2 emissions over time. ZEV trucks can also help tackle a related problem—air pollution. These vehicles do not emit any pollutants at the tailpipe, a huge co-benefit, particularly in polluted areas such as around Los Angeles... Overall the outlook is bright for moving to very low emissions trucking in the U.S. We have several ways to do it and we are getting some initial experience in some “pioneer” applications. But we have to take up the challenge to move this along faster, and create a sense of urgency that may be lacking today on many fronts. 2050 is just around the corner...
(Photo: Commercial Electric Trucks and Vehicles by Tesla YONGLITAI) -- Ñps Angeles, CAL, USA - Union of Concerned Scientists, Science Network, by Lewis Fulton and Marshall Miller - May 2, 2016
Labels: green news, trucking industry news USA
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