Date: Fri, 6 Mar 2015 16:06:42 -0800
Subject: arbcombo -- Innovative Technology Regulation Workshop Materials Now Available
From: rding@arb.ca.gov

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 .




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