The Biden administration cleared the way Friday for California's plan to phase out a wide range of diesel-powered trucks.
The new truck standards are aimed at companies that make trucks and those that own large quantities of them. Companies owning 50 or more trucks will have to report information to the state about how they use these trucks to ship goods and provide shuttle services. Manufacturers will have to sell a higher percentage of zero-emission vehicles starting in 2024. Depending on the class of truck, zero-emission ones will have to make up 40% to 75% of sales by 2035.
But Wayne Winegarden, a senior fellow at the Pacific Research Institute, said it's too soon to adopt the California standards. The announcement came as advocates are pushing for more ambitious tailpipe emissions standards in other states and at the national level. But some in the trucking industry are concerned about how costly and burdensome the transition will be for truck drivers and companies.
Federal pollution standards for heavy trucks are also getting tougher. The EPA released rules that will cut nitrogen oxide pollution, which contributes to the formation of smog, by more than 80% in 2027. The agency will propose greenhouse gas emissions limits this year.
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