CALSTART’s Drive to Zero™ program accelerates the decarbonization of commercial vehicles through global partnerships, policy advocacy, innovative tools, and the development and promotion of groundbreaking technologies and business models.

Although they are a relatively small portion of vehicles, diesel trucks and buses pack a big and devastating punch when it comes to pollution— including climate pollution.

Zero-emission trucks, buses, and infrastructure are critical climate solutions we need to grow now.

They deliver clean air, economic, job, and operational benefits and can help usher in a clean energy and net-zero carbon emissions future.

We are helping top global government officials and private sector innovators reach an ambitious goal of 100% new zero-emission medium- and heavy-duty vehicle sales by the year 2040 under the Global MOU.

Drive to Zero is a program of clean transportation accelerator CALSTART.

What we do

Drive to Zero enables systemic and equitable solutions by working with countries and businesses to support adoption of strong policies, zero-emission infrastructure, and financial solutions for zero-emission trucks, buses and charging. We forge strategic partnerships, facilitate knowledge exchange, create and put into action innovative tools and research, and uplift the real work being done globally. We facilitate cross-sector collaboration to motivate impactful investments, industry deployment, and best-in-world policies and practices.

Drive to Zero is distinct because of our long-standing relationships with both industry and governments. Countries representing more than one-in-five trucks on the planet have adopted our ambitious timeline for a zero-emission transport future. Our roots are grounded in our parent CALSTART’s trusted role as a market and technical leader in clean transportation; and our partnership with the Dutch government to forward a global agreement among countries and industry to decarbonize commercial vehicles.

The way people and goods move must reflect a systemwide transition to fit the needs of a net-zero economy by 2050. Together we will transform transportation for good, and create a stabilized climate where we all breathe clean air in thriving communities.