(File Photo of woman charging her electric car)

(Reported by Mark Richardson of Keystone News Service)

(Harrisburg, PA) Business leaders, clean transportation advocates and other experts say new technologies are helping to accelerate the transition to clean trucks and sustainable freight across Pennsylvania. Members of the Clean Trucks Pennsylvania Coalition are calling on federal and state leaders to back programs that support the deployment of clean-power trucks across the Commonwealth. Jordan Stutt is with CALSTART, a nonprofit dedicated to advancing clean transportation solutions. He says the goal is to get gas and diesel-powered trucks off the road. The coalition is urging Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro and state and local leaders to adopt the Advanced Clean Trucks Act. Advocates say the act would reduce emissions by fifty percent by 2030 and achieve net zero by 2050.