After 2.5+ decades of leading CALSTART, John Boesel reflects on how a small California initiative grew into a national force driving zero-emission transportation and clean-tech innovation. He shares lessons from California’s policy leadership and warns that maintaining climate progress will require defending incentives and accelerating investment amid rising global competition.
Chair Nichols opines on the suite of market-making regulations recently adopted in California and the technologies she believes are available to meet these mandates.
Marc Bedard and Nate Baguio of The Lion Electric Co. share how mandates and incentives have worked to expedite market expansion of zero-emission heavy-duty vehicles throughout Southern California and North America.
Dr. Gene Seroka of the Port of LA and Jeffrey Burgin of Pasha Stevedoring & Terminals share how the Green Omni Terminal demonstration proves zero-emission technologies can be integrated into our goods-movement system.
