The state of California is requiring all trucks to be zero-emission beginning in 2024, thanks to a new mandate from the California Air Resources Board. The regulation, which CARB calls<\/a> the “first in the world,”is meant to be a step towards California meeting its long-term emissions goals.<\/p>\n The rule would apply specifically<\/a> to medium- and heavy-duty trucks weighing 8,500 pounds or more. Under the mandate, every new truck sold in California will be zero-emission by 2045, according to CARB. It further states that by 2035 the state will have an all zero-emission short-haul drayage fleet in ports and railyards, and that by 2040 there will be zero-emission “last-mile” delivery trucks and vans. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n CARB says trucks account for 70 percent of the smog-causing pollution and 80 percent of carcinogenic diesel soot in California, making them the biggest source of the state’s air pollution. The state is aiming for a 40 percent reduction in greenhouse gases by 2030, an 80 percent reduction in greenhouse gases by 2050 — so, it makes sense bold mandates would be put forth to meet bold goals.<\/p>\n The mandate is just the latest in changes that would make zero-emission trucks more common on the highway. A group of electric utility companies in California, Oregon and Washington state are currently working to propose an EV-truck-friendly highway through the West Coast Clean Transit Corridor Initiative<\/a>. More vehicle manufacturers, including Nikola<\/a>, Toyota<\/a> and Tesla. are trying to be part of the solution by working to get electric semi-trucks onto the market. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n Tags:<\/b> Ann Smajstrla<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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The goal is to curb the state’s largest source of air pollution. The state of California is requiring all trucks to be zero-emission beginning in 2024, thanks to a new mandate from the California Air Resources Board. The regulation, which CARB calls the “first in the world,”is meant to be a step towards California meeting its long-term … Continue reading California push for zero-emissions heavy trucks starts in 2024<\/span><\/a> Continue Reading
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