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arbcombo -- Innovative Technology Regulation Workshop Materials Now Available
Posted: 06 Mar 2015 16:06:42
Attention Stakeholders. Handout materials for the March 9, 2015 Innovative Technology Regulation public workshop are now available at: http://www.arb.ca.gov/msprog/itr/itr.htm California Air Resources Board (ARB) staff is developing the Innovative Technology Regulation to provide defined, near-term certification and aftermarket conversion approval flexibility for the transformational truck and bus technologies that California needs to meet its long-term air quality and climate goals. ARB’s existing certification and on-board diagnostics (OBD) requirements provide a critical and effective mechanism for ensuring a vehicle’s expected emission benefits are achieved and maintained. However, ARB’s engine and vehicle approval paradigm, geared towards traditional technologies, may deter some manufacturers from developing promising new truck and bus technologies for which market acceptance may be uncertain. In addition, ARB does not have an approval protocol specifically for advanced technology medium- and heavy-duty vehicle aftermarket conversions, such as hybrid truck conversions. One option being considered would provide tiered ARB certification and aftermarket conversion requirements for an innovative engine or vehicle technology, providing targeted flexibility at market launch and early deployment stages, and reverting back to full ARB approval requirements once the technology achieves a market foothold. Specific certification and OBD flexibility provisions should provide manufacturers with a defined, predictable, and practical ARB approval pathway, while preserving ARB’s overarching objective to ensure expected emission benefits are achieved. For more information, please visit the web address identified above or contact Mr. Joe Calavita, Staff Air Pollution Specialist, at (916) 445-4586 or jcalavit@arb.ca.gov . California is in a drought emergency. Visit www.SaveOurH2O.org for water conservation tips. You are receiving this single arbcombo email because you are a subscriber to or have made a public comment to one or more of the following lists: altfuelconv, aqip, bus-act, cert, hybridtruck, itr, optionnox, phaselghg, workshops, zev-program.