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U.S. Truck Makers Reach Deal To Phase Out Polluting Diesel Big Rigs

A coalition of the manufacturers of heavy trucks and engines have agreed to accept California’s plan to ban sales of new diesel big rigs by 2036. This is a monumental shift to meet the nation’s clean energy climate goals. The Emerging Energy Markets Analysis and its university partners carry out energy analysis of importance like the University of Michigan’s analysis on the advantages of charging heavy-duty vehicles with small modular reactors. Read more about this coalition, “Clean Truck Partnership’s” deal with the California Air Resources Board, which has been pushing new rules to clean up heavy trucks, a trend that other states have followed.