Though they initially fought the rules, the biggest truck makers in the US have promised to comply with the state’s first-in-the-nation mandate after striking a compromise with California regulators. “But given the fact that we have over a decade to get to zero emissions and that these truck manufacturers are putting in the investments, my guess is that California is going to be successful.” ![]() “There are going to be a lot of challenges ahead for California, for manufacturers and the fleets,” said Margo Oge, an engineer and former director of the Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Radiation and Indoor Air. The state has created a test market for electrifying freight transit, similar to what it did for passenger vehicles, that could radically change the $940 billion US trucking industry. But truck makers’ efforts will need to rapidly pick up speed to reach California’s goal of ensuring all new trucks sold in the state will be zero emissions by 2036. ![]() The rules are set to kick in starting in 2024, putting pressure on truck manufacturers to speed mass production of electric trucks to meet the state’s ambitious goal. ![]() (Bloomberg) - California became the first state in the US to set emissions standards for trucks earlier this year.
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