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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 policy analysis to support 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 by the transportation sector, and to the decline of jobs in aerospace industry after the end of the Cold War,[5] to create a clean transportation industry in the state.[6][7][8][9]

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[10] 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[11] and components like differentials[12] or aluminum spaceframes for electric vehicles.[13]

Areas of work

Calstart operates in the road and off-road transportation sectors, mainly focusing on zero- and low-emission medium and heavy-duty vehicles and their alternative fuels and charging infrastructures. In the US, it is active in market acceleration programs,[14] technical and market analyses,[15] public policy advisory,[16] and support for its member organizations. Internationally, it runs Drive to Zero,[17] part of Clean Energy Ministerial, and Global Memorandum of Understanding (MOU),[18] 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. ^ 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
  6. ^ Allen J. Scott, Southern California: The Detroit of Electric Cars?, Access Magazine, 1(3), 8-13. 1993. Retrieved 2024/1/29
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ Alan C. Miller, Valley Could Be Focus of Push to Build Electric Car, Los Angeles Times, October 27, 1991. Retrieved 2024/1/29
  9. ^ 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
  10. ^ 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
  11. ^ 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
  12. ^ Joint Tactical Electric Vehicle Differential Development Retrieved 2024/1/1 via Defense Tactical Information Center
  13. ^ 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
  14. ^ e.g., California Energy Commission: Energiize, California Air Resources Board: HVIP
  15. ^ https://electrek.co/2024/01/16/what-ev-sales-slump-commercial-ev-deployments-are-soaring/
  16. ^ Jack Roberts: Phasing in U.S. Charging Infrastructure in Heavy Duty Trucking, September 6, 2023. Retrieved 2024/01/29
  17. ^ Clean Energy Ministerial: Global Drive to Zero Retrieved 2024/1/29
  18. ^ Government of the Netherlands: Global Memorandum of Understanding on Zero-Emission Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicles. Retrieved 2024/01/29


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