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arbcombo -- Draft Engine/Powerplant/Drivetrain Optimization and Vehicle Efficiency Technology Assessment Available, Phase 2 Symposium Summary Posted
Posted: 12 Jun 2015 14:38:55
The California Air Resources Board (ARB/Board) announces the release of the draft document “Technology Assessment: Engine/Powerplant and Drivetrain Optimization and Vehicle Efficiency.” This draft technology assessment identifies engine and vehicle technologies that can reduce fuel consumption and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from Class 2b through Class 8 heavy-duty vehicles (gross vehicle weight of 8,501 pounds and up) Sources of information used in the draft assessment include an extensive list of published reports, research papers, and documented conversations with technology experts. The technologies summarized in the draft assessment are separated into two categories: 1) engine/powerplant and drivetrain optimization technologies, and 2) vehicle and trailer efficiency technologies. The draft technology assessment can be viewed and downloaded from the ARB’s technology and fuels assessment webpage at: http://www.arb.ca.gov/msprog/tech/tech.htm We encourage interested parties to submit comments on the draft technology assessment through the technology and fuels assessment web page for public comments at: http://www.arb.ca.gov/msprog/tech/techreport/comments.htm. We request to receive comments within 30 days of the posting of this draft assessment, if possible. If you have questions regarding the draft technology assessment, please contact Mr. Alex Santos, Staff Air Pollution Specialist, at 626-575-6682, or at Alexander.Santos@arb.ca.gov. On April 22, 2015, ARB held a symposium on California's development of its Phase 2 GHG emission standards for on-road medium- and heavy-duty vehicles, which included discussion of the draft technology assessment. Representatives from government agencies, engine and vehicle manufacturers, component suppliers, environmental policy and technical research organizations, and trucking fleets discussed strategies and technologies available to reduce GHG emissions. A summary of the symposium is now available at: http://www.arb.ca.gov/msprog/onroad/caphase2ghg/caphase2ghg.htm. Background: As a leader in climate action, California is committed to reducing GHG emissions, and has in place a unique set of climate goals to ensure measurable progress: • Reduce GHG emissions to 1990 levels by 2020 • Achieve a 40 percent reduction in GHG emissions from 1990 levels by 2030 • Achieve an 80 percent reduction in GHG emissions from 1990 levels by 2050 • Reduce petroleum use in cars and trucks by up to 50 percent by 2030 • Produce at least 50 percent of electricity from renewable sources by 2030 Heavy-duty vehicles greater than 8,500 pounds emit about a fifth of the total GHG emissions associated with transportation sources in the State, which is about 8 percent of the statewide total. Because trucking emissions are such a significant source of GHG emissions, achieving reductions within the trucking sector is a key component in the strategy to meet California’s climate goals. At the national level, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) and U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) jointly adopted GHG emission standards and fuel economy standards for medium- and heavy-duty engines and vehicles in 2011. Informally known as the “Phase 1” GHG regulations, these regulations established national GHG emission standards for heavy-duty on-road trucks. These regulations phase in between 2014 and 2019. In 2013, ARB approved California regulations nearly identical to the federal Phase 1 regulations. This action provided California with the ability to certify engines and vehicles to the new standards, as well as to enforce them. ARB has closely coordinated with U.S. EPA and NHTSA to develop the technical analyses that inform the stringency of the next round of heavy-duty GHG regulations, known as “Phase 2.” Phase 2 GHG regulations will establish post- 2018 GHG emission standards based on the implementation of new and advanced cost-effective control technologies. U.S. EPA and NHTSA are expected to release the federal Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for the Phase 2 GHG standards later this June. Upon federal adoption of the Phase 2 standards, ARB staff plans to present a proposed California Phase 2 program to the Board, most likely in late 2016 or early 2017. After staff has had the opportunity to conduct a thorough evaluation of the federal Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for the Phase 2 GHG standards, ARB will determine if California’s proposal will need to include provisions that go further than the federal program in order to meet California’s unique climate and air quality goals. The draft technology assessment evaluates the fuel consumption reduction potential of various technologies that can be installed on heavy-duty trucks to improve fuel efficiency and are the same technologies evaluated by U.S. EPA and NHTSA as part of the federal Phase 2 regulatory development process. The technology assessments were prepared by staff from ARB, along with the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) staff. They were discussed at workshops in September 2014 and at the December 2014 ARB board meeting. More information on the assessments is available at ARB’s website at http://www.arb.ca.gov/msprog/tech/tech.htm . An overview of the technology assessments was released in April 2014 and is available on ARB’s website at http://www.arb.ca.gov/msprog/tech/report.htm. For more information on the federal and California Phase 2 program, please visit ARB’s website at: http://www.arb.ca.gov/msprog/onroad/caphase2ghg/caphase2ghg.htm. California is in a drought emergency. 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