The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) Board of Directors has approved the 2022 Top Research Priorities, as identified by ATRI’s Research Advisory Committee (RAC). ATRI’s RAC developed the list of recommended research topics which the ATRI Board reviewed and approved. ATRI’s RAC selected research topics that are focused on impacts on the industry’s workforce, operational impacts from predatory towing, […]
2022 NOI for Advanced Vehicle Technologies Funding
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Vehicle Technologies Office just announced its Notice of Intent (NOI) for 2022 Advanced Vehicle Technologies Funding. The Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) intends to issue, on behalf of the Vehicle Technology Office, a funding opportunity announcement (FOA) entitled “Fiscal Year 2022 Vehicle Technologies Office Program Wide […]
California Releases Updated Draft on Zero-Emission Fleet Rule
California has released updated draft regulatory language for its zero-emission fleet rule. As proposed by the California Air Resources Board (CARB), the draft Advanced Clean Fleets regulation would require fleets of 50 or more trucks to add only zero-emission trucks to their California fleet beginning in 2024. In addition, diesel trucks would be prohibited from […]
ATRI Research Quantifies the Environmental Impacts of Zero-Emission Trucks
The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) today released a new report that analyzes the environmental impacts of zero-emission trucks (ZET). This analysis, a 2021 top priority of ATRI’s Research Advisory Committee, utilized federal and industry-sourced data to identify and compare full life-cycle CO2 emissions for a range of truck types, including a baseline diesel truck, battery electric […]
NACFE Issues Vans & Step Vans Market Segment Report
The North American Council for Freight Efficiency (NACFE) released a new report Run On Less – Electric: The Use Case For Vans & Step Vans. The Run on Less – Electric demonstration focused on the van and step van segment of the trucking industry in addition to medium-duty box trucks, terminal tractors and heavy-duty regional […]