Fontana Ride & Drive Event Recap

California Air Resources Board (CARB) and CALSTART hosted a Zero-Emission Truck and Off-Road Equipment Showcase + Ride & Drive on Wednesday, June 8, 2022, at the Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, CA.

By the numbers

  • 336 Registrants
  • 498 Attendees
  • 729 Ride & Drives

Event Information

The sound of engines is normally deafening at the Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, CA, but not when test drivers took the wheel in near-silent zero-emission trucks (ZETs) during the Zero-Emission Truck and Off-Road Equipment Showcase + Ride & Drive. The event, hosted on June 8, 2023, by the California Air Resources Board (CARB) and CALSTART, featured 23 vehicles that the 498 attendees took for a whopping 729 total ride and drives on the grounds of the famed NASCAR racetrack. The success of this ZET showcase in San Bernardino County shows how poised the ZET market is for significant growth—both in California and across the country.

Zero-Emission Trucks Showcase + Ride & Drive Participants

  • AEM 28′ Refrigerated Trailer (with Solar Tech eTRU)
  • BYD 6F
  • Ford E-Transit
  • Freightliner eCascadia (courtesy of Penske)
  • GreenPower Motor Company EV Star Cargo
  • Hyundai Xcient Fuel Cell
  • Hyundai Xcient Box Truck
  • International/Morgan Corp EV Dry Freight Concept
  • Lion Electric/Morgan Corp EV Refrigeration Concept
  • Phoenix Motorcars ZEUS 500
  • Volvo VNRE (courtesy of TEC Equipment)
  • Workhorse W750
  • Xos MDXT
  • Autocar Terminal Tractor (ACTT)
  • Brightdrop Zevo 600
  • Curbtender/XL Fleet Quantum Refuse Truck
  • Ford eTransit (courtesy of Velocity)
  • Freightliner eM2 (courtesy of Velocity)
  • GreenPower Motor Company EV Star Cargo (courtesy of Zeem)
  • GreenPower Motor Company EV Star CC
  • Hexagon Purus eM2
  • Hyundai Xcient Fuel Cell
  • Hyzon Class 8
  • International eMV
  • Kenworth K270E
  • Kenworth T680E
  • Lightening Transit 350 Cargo Van
  • Lion Electric Lion6
  • Mack LR Electric (courtesty of TEC Equipment)

Zero-Emission Infrastructure Expo Participants

  • AMPLY Power
  • ChargePoint
  • Electric Vehicle Choice
  • Edison Energy
  • EnergIIZE
  • FreeWire
  • Proterra
  • Southern California Edison
  • SemaConnect
  • WattEV
  • WAVE (Wireless Advanced Vehicle Charging)

Zero-Emission Resource Fair Participants

  • CALSTART
  • HVIP