CA-MX 2030 Summit
Research and Policy Dialogues on the ZEV Transition
In April 2023, UC Alianza MX hosted the California-Mexico 2030 Summit at Casa de la Universidad de California in Mexico City. As part of this event, members of the Task Force participated as panelists in several sessions on the Binational Transition to Zero Emission Vehicles.
Research: The Transition in Heavy-Duty Vehicles
CA regulations to advance the decarbonization of transport have implications for bilateral trade with MX, particularly using commercial trucks. How can they partner to overcome infrastructure deficits, reduce trade barriers, and promote greater mobility for ZEV in the border region?
Policy Dialogue: Border Infrastructure, Binational Trade and Climate Regulations
The combination of new trade regulations under the USMCA and CA emissions regulations could generate new challenges for the cross-border transport of goods from MX. What steps will be required to facilitate increased trade using ZEV, both at and beyond the border?
Research Topics
Outlook for the ZEV Transition in Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicles
UC Alianza MX Director Isabel Studer served as a panelist in a March 2023 webinar on “Electric Trucks: Progress and Opportunities for Mexico” organized by CALSTART, a clean transportation industry non-profit consortium.
In addition to the overall outlook for the ZEV transition, the working group and UC experts are focused on several specific research topics, including the California-Mexico border region as well as freight movement beyond the border.
Implications for the Border Region
- In February 2023, UC Riverside hosted a workshop that brought together members of the working group to review the implications of California’s Advanced Clean Fleet Regulations on the California-Mexico border region.
- In May 2023, San Diego Gas & Electric hosted a working group meeting with Mexican Ambassador to the United States Esteban Moctezuma to discuss additional implications of the ZEV transition for the border region.
Implications for Commercial Fleets
- UC Alianza MX Director Isabel Studer was the keynote speaker at the April 2023 Sustainable Mobility Forum organized by the National Association of Private Transport, one of Mexico’s largest associations representing cargo freight companies.
Working Group Meeting
Research and Policy Dialogues on the ZEV Transition
UC Alianza MX hosted the first heavy-duty vehicle conference as part of the Task Force in October 2022 in Puebla, as part of the annual Expo Transporte event organized by Mexico’s National Association of Bus, Truck and Tractor Producers (ANPACT).
