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Calstart is a non-profit organization for large-scale zero-emission transportation. It administers governmental programs, the majority funded by the California Air Resources Board and the California Energy Commission,[1] and provides technical, scientific, and policy analysis to support regulatory development for clean technology and infrastructure acceleration.[2] It is headquartered in Pasadena, California.[3]

Candid, an independent charity evaluator, has given Calstart a Platinum Transparency rating.[4]

History

Calstart was established in response both to the growing contribution to air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions[5] by the transportation sector, and to the decline of jobs in aerospace industry after the end of the Cold War,[6] to create a clean transportation industry in the state.[7][8][9][10]

Calstart initially worked out of an old aircraft hangar at Lockheed's original Skunk Works site in Burbank, CA. Calstart was first led by its co-founder Lon Bell (former president of TRW Technar), and then until 1999 by Michael Gage, former deputy mayor of Los Angeles.

It created a showcase electric vehicle[11] within its first year. It helped develop hybrid and electric powertrains for medium- and heavy-duty vehicles and components, including the first hybrid electric bus[12] and components like differentials[13] or aluminum spaceframes for electric vehicles.[14]

Areas of work

Calstart operates in road and off-road transportation sectors, including fuels and infrastructures. It is active in technology development;[15] market acceleration programs;[16] technical and market analyses;[17] public policy advisory, and support for its member organizations.

It is internationally active via Drive to Zero,[18] part of Clean Energy Ministerial, and Global Memorandum of Understanding (MOU),[19] co-led with the Netherlands. Both programs focus on decarbonizing commercial vehicles.

References

  1. ^ https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/display_audit/2023-09-GSAFAC-0000026743
  2. ^ Alec Glassford, Sergio Hernandez, Nat Lash, Andrea Suozzo, Ruth Talbot, "Calstart - Nonprofit Exporer" ProPublica. Retrieved 2024/1/29
  3. ^ Pasadena Chamber of Commerce and Civic Association, Non-profit Organizations and Associations Directory, Retrieved 2024/1/29
  4. ^ Candid Guidestar, EIN 95-4375022 "CALSTART, Inc. - GuideStar Profile"., Retrieved 2024/1/29
  5. ^ Tony Briscoe, "Los Angeles gets 'F' grade for air quality once again in national report". Los Angeles Times. 19 April 2023, Retrieved 2024/1/29
  6. ^ David J. Lynch, The Calstart consortium (electric vehicle industry), Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, IEEE Spectrum, Volume: 30, Issue: 7, July 1993. Retrieved 2024/1/1
  7. ^ Allen J. Scott, Southern California: The Detroit of Electric Cars?, Access Magazine, 1(3), 8-13. 1993. Retrieved 2024/1/29
  8. ^ John Slifko, D L Rigby Industrial Policy in Southern California: The Production of Markets, Technologies, and Institutional Support for Electric Vehicles, Environment and Planning A: Economy and Space 1995 27:6, 933-954.
  9. ^ Alan C. Miller, Valley Could Be Focus of Push to Build Electric Car, Los Angeles Times, October 27, 1991. Retrieved 2024/1/29
  10. ^ Adrian Ma, Wailin Wong, Cooper Katz McKim, James Willetts, Angel Carreras, Paddy Hirsch, Kate Concannon: How to transform a war economy, NPR, The Indicator, January 31, 2024, Retrieved 2024/2/1
  11. ^ David J. Lynch, The Calstart consortium (electric vehicle industry), Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, IEEE Spectrum, Volume: 30, Issue: 7, page 56, July 1993. Retrieved 2024/1/1
  12. ^ Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency: Electric and Hybrid Electric Vehicle Technologies: Cooperative Agreement MDA972-95-2-0011 Retrieved 2024/1/1 via Defense Tactical Information Center
  13. ^ Joint Tactical Electric Vehicle Differential Development Retrieved 2024/1/1 via Defense Tactical Information Center
  14. ^ Robert Logan, Scott A. Prefect, Ray D Parkinson: Energy absorption in aluminum extrusions for a spaceframe chassis U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Scientific and Technical Information, OSTI ID 110736. Retrieved 2024/1/29
  15. ^ e.g., planning the East Coast Commercial ZEV Corridor along the I-95: Josh Fischer "Feds help fund freight decarbonization projects from coast to coast" in FleetOwner, Feb. 22, 2023. Retrieved 2024/1/29
  16. ^ e.g., California Energy Commission: Energiize, California Air Resources Board: HVIP
  17. ^ Jack Roberts: Phasing in U.S. Charging Infrastructure in Heavy Duty Trucking, September 6, 2023. Retrieved 2024/01/29
  18. ^ Clean Energy Ministerial: Global Drive to Zero Retrieved 2024/1/29
  19. ^ Government of the Netherlands: Global Memorandum of Understanding on Zero-Emission Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicles. Retrieved 2024/01/29


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