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

This report introduction highlights that US trucks contribute 23% of the transportation sector's carbon footprint and identifies inadequate high-powered charging infrastructure (50 to 750+ kW) as the primary bottleneck for electrification. Using Geotab ITS telematics data, the report analyzes 15 states implementing the Advanced Clean Trucks (ACT) rule to guide policymakers and utilities on energy demand, grid impact, and infrastructure investment.

• Trucks in the United States are a significant source of emissions, moving 10 billion tons of goods over 300 billion miles annually and producing over 400 million tons of carbon dioxide equivalent, which represents 23 percent of the US transportation sector's carbon footprint.
• The primary obstacle to the electrification of medium- and heavy-duty vehicles is likely to be inadequate charging infrastructure. These vehicles require high-powered chargers between 50 and 750+ kW, which often necessitate slow and expensive grid infrastructure upgrades.
• The report utilizes telematics data from Geotab ITS to analyze 15 states planning to implement Advanced Clean Truck (ACT) rule regulations to determine energy and charger needs, grid impact, infrastructure investment requirements, and equitable investment prioritization.

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} }