As announced on Sunday by Don Anair and Emiliano Mataka in a special Sacramento Bee article, Viewpoints: Modernize California’s freight transportation system to cut pollution, the California Cleaner Freight Coalition released an important report this morning, Moving California Forward: Zero and Low-Emission Goods Movement Pathways,
![Electric Freight Train In Action](https://insideevs.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/ev-train-2-550x346.jpg)
The report identifies
“…cleaner freight alternatives that can reduce emissions well beyond today’s cleanest diesel and natural gas trucks. The study finds that strategies such as powering short-haul trucks with clean electricity could simultaneously benefit regional air quality and dramatically reduce climate-change emissions, while eliminating tailpipe emissions in communities most affected by truck traffic.”
The report covers many modes of freight transportation, including rail, truck, and ship; and evaluates numerous clean technology tools and strategies, including hybrid and electric drayage trucks, fixed guideway systems, short sea shipping,
One of their most interesting conclusions:
The complete report is available on the website of the Union of Concerned Scientists.