ACT Now: How the Advanced Clean Trucks Rule Will Impact the Electric Grid and Fleets

The document identifies the electrification of medium- and heavy-duty vehicles as critical for meeting US climate targets, given that trucks contribute 23 percent of the US transportation sector's carbon footprint. It argues that inadequate charging infrastructure is the primary bottleneck, as high-powered chargers (50 to 750+ kW) often necessitate costly and slow grid upgrades. Using Geotab ITS telematics data from 15 states adopting the Advanced Clean Truck (ACT) rule, the report aims to provide stakeholders with data on energy demand, grid impact, investment needs, and equitable prioritization of infrastructure.

• Trucks in the United States are a major source of emissions, accounting for over 400 million tons of carbon dioxide equivalent, which represents 23 percent of the total carbon footprint of the US transportation sector.
• The primary obstacle to truck electrification is insufficient charging infrastructure, specifically the need for high-powered chargers between 50 and 750+ kW, which frequently require expensive and time-consuming grid infrastructure upgrades.

APA

RMI (2024). ACT Now: How the Advanced Clean Trucks Rule Will Impact the Electric Grid and Fleets. https://rmi.org/resources/how-the-advanced-clean-trucks-rule-will-impact-the-electric-grid-and-fleets/

Chicago

RMI. ACT Now: How the Advanced Clean Trucks Rule Will Impact the Electric Grid and Fleets. 2024. https://rmi.org/resources/how-the-advanced-clean-trucks-rule-will-impact-the-electric-grid-and-fleets/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{rmi2024act, author = {{RMI}}, title = {{ACT Now: How the Advanced Clean Trucks Rule Will Impact the Electric Grid and Fleets}}, institution = {RMI}, year = {2024}, month = mar, url = {https://rmi.org/resources/how-the-advanced-clean-trucks-rule-will-impact-the-electric-grid-and-fleets/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }