OCTOBER 2020 RACE TO ZERO How manufacturers are positioned for zero emission commercial trucks and buses in North America Ben Sharpe and Claire Buysse, International Council on Clean Transportation Jason Mathers, Environmental Defense Fund Victor Poudelet, Propulsion Québec ACKNOWLEDGMENTS This work is supported by the Heising-Simons Foundation, the Government of Québec, and Hydro-Québec. The authors are grateful to the Felipe Rodríguez and Ray Minjares for their critical reviews of an earlier draft of this paper. In addition, we thank the representatives from several heavy-duty vehicle manufacturing companies that provided feedback on the market data presented in the paper. Their review does not imply an endorsement, and any errors are the authors’ own. International Council on Clean Transportation 1500 K Street NW, Suite 650, Washington, DC 20005
[email protected] | www.theicct.org | @TheICCT © 2020 International Council on Clean Transportation TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction ................................................................................................................................1 Heavy-duty vehicle market in the United States and Canada ......................................... 3 Zero-emission truck and bus market ................................................................................... 7 Class 7 and 8 tractor trucks ................................................................................................................12 Class 6 through 8 refuse trucks ........................................................................................................13