California Air Resources Board

HIF Global (Highly Innovative Fuels)

Highly Innovative Fuels Global (HIF Global) is a e-fuel project developer. The company brought Haru Oni, the world's first commercial e-fuel facility, online in 2022.

Updated Emissions Regulations and Market Drivers to Electric Trucks

Historically, heavy-duty trucks have proven difficult to electrify, with the average annual mileage of a truck approximately ten times that of a passenger vehicle, regularly driving hundreds of km a day. 2024 has seen further growth in the global electric truck market, with progressive emissions reductions mandated by governments projected to propel further uptake.

Webinar: Regulations & Technologies Set to Transform EV Market in 2025

Thursday 21 November 2024 - Despite a Challenging Year, Regulations and Technologies Are Set to Transform the Electric Vehicle Market in 2025; Deep dive into global and regional sales figures up to H1 2024, including PHEV and BEV sales, and key OEMs; Overview of the Li-ion battery market by cathode and capacity (kWh); Breakdown of the EU CO2 regulations and positioning of OEMs in advance of 2025 rule changes; Growth of the electric pickup market in the US, and EPA/CARB regulation breakdown; Technology trends, 800V architectures, and evolving motor choices; Market outlook until 2045

The US Election - Consequences for Automotive and Electrification

On Tuesday, November 5th, millions of Americans went to the polls to vote for the 47th President of the United States. The results were emphatic: a second Trump administration and a Republican-controlled Senate. While this election will impact many aspects of the global economy, what do these results entail for one of the world's biggest automotive markets?

Chinese Carmakers Make a Big Statement in Paris, Despite Trade Tariffs

Chinese carmakers of all segments and sizes were the hottest talking points at The Paris Motor Show this year, as they hoped to sway potential customers who may never have even heard of them before the event. But why have Chinese carmakers decided that Europe is the next market to expand into?

Southwest Research Institute — Hydrogen Internal Combustion Engine

The Southwest Research Institute is a non-profit R&D organization based in San Antonio, Texas. It is leading a consortium of major players in the engine, automotive and energy industries to produce a demonstration hydrogen combustion powered class-8 truck. IDTechEx spoke with an institute engineer at SwRI about the hydrogen engine.

Wabtec: Battery-Electric Trains

Wabtec is a leading developer of battery electric locomotives in the US market.

ReJoule

ReJoule is based in Signal Hill, California, US and operates in the electric vehicle (EV) battery diagnostics market. It is a battery tech-startup, with battery lifecycle management and grading technology solutions.

100% of New Cars to be Zero Emission in California by 2035

The California Air Resources Board approved Advanced Clean Cars II rule that sets California on a path to rapidly growing the zero-emission car, pickup truck and SUV market to deliver cleaner air and massive reductions in climate-warming pollution.

California's Largest Renewable Microgrid for Microsoft Data Centre

With ambitious goals of becoming carbon negative by 2030, Microsoft chose Enchanted Rock for its ability to develop a reliable microgrid with net-zero emissions. The project will out-perform current California Air Resources Board emissions requirements for distributed generation, the most stringent in the world, with hourly local emissions 80%-96% lower than Tier 4 diesel standards while delivering higher reliability.