Drive to Zero

Today, CALSTART named Michael Berube as the new CEO, effective November 13, 2025. Berube succeeds John Boesel, who is retiring after an impressive three-decade tenure of driving innovation and growth within the organization, including 24 years as CEO. With an extensive background bridging the public and private sectors in the transportation and automotive spaces, as well as deep expertise in manufacturing, electrification, and battery technology, Berube is well-placed to lead CALSTART into its fourth decade of growth and impact. “[T]ransportation is vital to the economy and to consumers’ everyday lives. It is at an inflection point and needs bold leadership to help secure the promise of lower-cost and low-emissions options that meet the needs of all Americans. Together with our members and partners, I will continue the work of building the clean transportation industry and expanding its vital impact. [...],” said Berube in our press release here: https://lnkd.in/guX-6wSH The press release also includes statements from outgoing CEO John Boesel, and Chair of CALSTART’s Board of Directors Cynthia Williams who serves as Ford Motor Company’s Global Director, Sustainability, Homologation and Compliance.

Join CARB & CALSTART on November 5 for the Zero-Emission Showcase + #RideAndDrive event at the Oakland Coliseum. Register now to test drive zero emission vehicles and equipment and learn about CARB programs, incentives, and available resources. Free on-site #CleanTruckCheck testing will be available but is limited and will be done on a first-come, first-served basis. Register: http://bit.ly/3Is3qLl

🚛 ¿Estás en Bogotá esta semana? ¡Mándame un mensaje y nos vemos el 24 de octubre! Junto a Stephanie Kodish, participaré en “Transporte rumbo a la COP30: Sostenibilidad en Movimiento”, un espacio para destacar el papel del transporte en la transición energética y climática de América Latina. Hablaremos de electromovilidad, descarbonización logística y empleos verdes hacia la carbono neutralidad 2050. 🌎 Únete al cambio y regístrate gratis aquí: https://lnkd.in/dCdDZJf2 #COP30 #TransporteSostenible #MovilidadEléctrica #Colombia #AméricaLatina Drive to Zero Ministerio de Transportes y Movilidad Sostenible Daniela Day

🗓️ Monday, October 20 at 8:30 AM EDT / 12:30 PM UTC / 2:30 PM CEST 🚨Speakers announced! Hear from the experts — Samuel Barendregt (Smart Freight Centre) and Ronan Diver (PragmaCharge) — driving the Poland–Germany Zero-Emission Road Freight Corridor, in a conversation moderated by Stephanie Kodish (Drive to Zero) at our virtual action accelerator event. This corridor is shaping Europe’s zero-emission freight future by: ✅ Accelerating battery-electric long-haul trucks ✅ Deploying strategically located charging infrastructure ✅ Creating a blueprint for replication worldwide This organizing and action-oriented event will be led by Smart Freight Centre (SFC), PragmaCharge and PSNM – We drive new mobility! (The Polish New Mobility Association). The GGRC initiative is supporting decarbonizing the corridors medium- and heavy-duty vehicles use to move people and the world’s goods from ports to hubs to cities around the globe each day. 🔗 Register now: https://lnkd.in/gwpfNEsm

🛠️ New Tool: Accelerating the Transition to Zero-Emission Trucks 🚚 The Heavy-Duty Vehicle (HDV) sector accounts for 25% of EU transport emissions yet makes up just 1% of vehicles. With EU regulations requiring manufacturers to incrementally reduce overall emissions of HDVs sold from 2025 onwards, adoption must accelerate now. 🚛 A key barrier to scale? Residual value risk, which makes financing and leasing battery electric trucks more expensive than it should be. To address this, CALSTART’s Drive to Zero and the Green Finance Institute have developed the Residual Value Guarantee Blueprint - a guide for governments and financial institutions to design RVG programmes that unlock investment and reduce leasing costs by up to 12%. 📄 Read the summary + report https://lnkd.in/gtUQ6j-S 📽️ Watch the webinar here: https://lnkd.in/g6XkXV3A #ZeroEmissionTrucks #GreenFinance #TransportDecarbonisation #FleetTransition #RVGuarantee  

Don't miss CALSTART's Senior Global Director Stephanie Kodish at the World Bank Annual Meetings in Washington, D.C. today- October 15! 📅 October 15 | 2:00–4:00 PM ET | Room MC 05-100 Check out “Logistics Investments as a Development Catalyst: Unlocking Climate-Compatible Trade & Regional Development” hosted by the Kuehne Climate Center, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, and BMZ Group: https://lnkd.in/gs2RYj5X

🗓️ Join our Global Green Road Corridors Action Accelerator Event Monday, October 20 at 8:30 AM EDT / 12:30 PM UTC / 2:30 PM CEST to see how the Poland-Germany Zero Emission Road Freight Corridor, covering the A2 (Warsaw-Poznań-Łódź-Berlin) and A4 (Krakow–Katowice–Wroclaw to the German border) motorways will lead the shift to electric trucks. Led by Smart Freight Centre (SFC), PragmaCharge and PSNM – We drive new mobility! (The Polish New Mobility Association), the corridor is focused on: ✅ Deploying key charging hubs ✅ Accelerating long-haul battery-electric trucks ✅ Strengthening local economies and cutting pollution 📢 Speakers announced soon! Don’t miss it. The nearly 1,000 km corridor is set to transform Europe’s largest road-freight market! 🔗 Register today: https://lnkd.in/gwpfNEsm  Samuel Barendregt

🗓️Wednesday, Oct. 15 at 14:00–15:00 BST/ 900 - 1000 EDT 🚛 Join us to learn about a landmark new cost-cutting blueprint for governments, lenders, fleets, and innovators transitioning to zero-emission trucks and buses. 🚚 Cut Electrification Risk & Costs: The Residual Value Guarantee Blueprint offers a step-by-step guide to creating effective Residual Value Guarantee (RVG) programmes that accelerate zero-emission truck adoption, unleash capital, and slash costs for fleets. Don’t miss: ✅ Projections on the cost saving benefits of RVG programmes for fleets & how much capital can be unleashed ✅ The basic structure to set up an RVG programme ✅ What key questions governments, development banks, and stakeholders should ask when creating an RVG programme ✅ A step-by-step guide to setting up an RVG programme that works Presented by: CALSTART, Green Finance Institute, Climate Group, ECTA - European Clean Trucking Alliance 👉 Register: https://lnkd.in/gvuHHaPe