Anaheim Ride & Drive Event Recap

Angel Stadium – June 18, 2025

CALSTART and CARB’s Zero-Emissions Showcase + Ride & Drive made a powerful impact at Angel Stadium in Anaheim drawing over 900 participants for a full day of hands-on test drives, cutting-edge technology showcases, and informative workshops. 

This event marked our most-attended Ride & Drive to date, bringing together a record number of industry leaders, policymakers, fleets, and manufacturers to explore the latest innovations in clean transportation. The impressive turnout underscored the growing excitement and strong momentum driving zero-emissions progress in California. 

Participants had the opportunity to test drive vehicles on a course designed for medium and heavy-duty trucks, giving fleets and stakeholders real-world experience with zero-emissions technologies under actual operating conditions. 

The impressive vehicle lineup included 39 medium-duty zero-emissions vehicles, 15-heavy duty units, 31 off-road equipment pieces, and one zero-emissions ice cream truck—demonstrating that clean technology is expanding across all areas of transportation.

By the numbers

  • 86Zero-Emissions
    Vehicles and Equipment
  • 919Attendees
  • 328Ride & Drives

Attendance Snapshot

Attendees represented a diverse cross-section of the industry and public sector: 

  • 29.0% Government 
  • 16.1% Other 
  • 10.0% OEM 
  • 9.1% Fleet Owner/Operator 
  • 7.6% Attendee (General) 
  • 6.2% Charging/Infrastructure Providers 

Additional representation from utilities, consultants, non-profits, public transit agencies, academia, media, school bus fleets, and more

One attendee reported, “Great event and great job! So helpful to chat in person with a variety of people and companies in the zero-emission transportation space, and to see and experience things up close.”

Participating Manufacturers

The zero-emissions vehicles and equipment lineup featured 15 heavy-duty trucks, 39 medium-duty trucks, 7 buses, and 31 off-road equipment pieces. More than 80 manufacturers and service providers participated, including:

  • ANA Energy 
  • Anaheim Transportation Network 
  • Andeva Energy Systems 
  • Atlas Copco 
  • A-Z Bus Sales 
  • A-Z Connect 
  • Battle Motors  
  • Beard Electric EV 
  • Big Joe Lift Trucks, Inc. 
  • Blue Bird 
  • Bobcat 
  • Bollinger Motors 
  • Buswest 
  • Capstone Engineered Solutions 
  • CASE 
  • Chevrolet 
  • Damera 
  • e-Boost Mini Trailer 
  • Electric Vehicle Choice (EVC) 
  • Elgin 
  • EODev 
  • Evolectric 
  • First Green Industries  
  • Foothill Transit 
  • Ford 
  • Freightliner 
  • GreenPower 
  • Haaker Equipment 
  • Harbinger Motors 
  • Horizon Motor 
  • International 
  • Isuzu Commercial Truck of America 
  • JCB North America 
  • Kalmar  
  • Kalmar Ottawa  
  • Kingsburg Truck Center 
  • Konecranes 
  • Lonestar 
  • Mack 
  • MadVac 
  • Mitra EV, Inc. 
  • Model 1 Commercial Vehicles 
  • Morgan Truck Body 
  • Moxion 
  • Municipal Maintenance Equipment Inc. 
  • New Flyer 
  • Nuvera Fuel Cells, LLC 
  • PAPE Material Handling 
  • Peterbilt 
  • Phalcon Industries 
  • Portable Electric 
  • Powerfuture, LLC 
  • Quinn Lift 
  • RAVO 
  • RIDE 
  • Rivian  
  • RIZON Trucks 
  • Rotolo Chevrolet 
  • RWC Group 
  • Schmidt 
  • SEA Electric 
  • Sierra Chevrolet of Monrovia 
  • Sonsray Machinery 
  • Sunbelt Rentals 
  • Sunset Vans  
  • Taylor-Dunn 
  • TCI Transportation 
  • TEC Equipment 
  • Tern Trucks 
  • Thomas 
  • Tom’s Truck Center 
  • Velocity Truck Centers 
  • Viridi 
  • VITA POWER 
  • Volterra 
  • Voltu Motor 
  • Volvo 
  • Waev 
  • Westrux International 
  • Windrose Technology 
  • Workhorse  
  • Yale 

Industry Engagement

Dozens of industry leaders, government agencies, and funding programs answered questions and helped guide fleets through the zero-emissions transition. Participating organizations included:

  • Air Products
  • Alternative Fuel Leasing Company
  • Cal Fleet Advisor (CFA)California Air Resources Board
  • CALSTART EnergIIZE, eTRUC, Communities in Charge, Funding Finder
  • CARBtrax dba Mobile Smoke Check
  • ChargeLink
  • Clean Truck and Bus Voucher Incentive Project (HVIP)
  • Clean Off-Road Equipment Voucher Incentive Project (CORE)
  • De Lage Landen Financial Services
  • EV.PRO
  • Evolectric
  • FASTECH
  • Forum Mobility
  • Green Water and Power
  • Greenlane
  • Kress Commercial Outdoor Power Equipment
  • Nuvve Holding Corp.
  • Ready Rig Inspections
  • Siemens eMobility
  •  Southern California Edison
  • Southwest Industrial Electric
  • STX Group
  • Western Truck Exchange

Information Sessions

The event hosted a robust lineup of informative sessions and workshops, including:

Cal Fleet Advisor: Advice and Insights on Switching to Zero-Emissions Vehicles
Resources: PresentationWebsite

Clean Truck Check/Advanced Clean Fleets State and Local Government Overview
Resources: PresentationClean Truck Check WebsiteAdvanced Clean Fleets Website

CORE Funding and Participation
Resources: PresentationWebsite

eTRUC Work Group Meeting: Project Progress, Workforce Tools & Community
Engagement for Megawatt Charging Hubs
Resources: Presentation

CARB’s Government Fleets On the Road to Zero-Emissions Panel
Resources: Presentation

HVIP: Incentives for Clean Trucks and Buses
Resources: PresentationWebsite

Innovative Small e-Fleet Pilot Program
Resources: PresentationWebsite

Off-Road Diesel Program/Clean Off-Road Fleet Recognition Overview
Resources: PresentationWebsite

Southern California Zero-Emissions Transit Forum
Resources: Presentation

Zero-Emission Truck Loan Pilot Project
Resources: PresentationWebsite

ZEV 101 – Understanding Zero–Emissions Vehicles
Resources: PresentationWebsite

Looking Ahead

Massive thanks to our partners and every single person who made this event such a success. The scale and passion at Angel Stadium reaffirmed California’s leadership in commercial vehicle electrification. 

See you at the next one!