The California Air Resources Board said a new rule barring the sale of internal-combustion trucks in the state by 2036 is the world’s first such regulation.
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, will also require all medium- and heavy-duty trucks operating there to be zero-emission, emitting no harmful exhaust, by 2045.rule, approved on Friday in Sacramento by the California Air Resources Board, or CARB, phases in from 2024 and encourages commercial fleet operators to shift to nonpolluting options such as battery- and hydrogen-powered vehicles. It also bans the sale of internal combustion engine models by 2036.
“We have the technology available to start working toward a zero-emission future now,” CARB Chair Liane Randolph said in an emailed statement. “The Advanced Clean Fleets rule is a reasonable and innovative approach to clean up the vehicles on our roads and ensure that Californians have the clean air that they want and deserve.”
Manufacturers including Volvo, Freightliner, Kenworth, Peterbilt, Hyundai, Tesla, BYD and startups Nikola and Hyzon have already begun selling battery and hydrogen fuel cell trucks to California fleets and Cummins, the world’s largest diesel engine maker, is ramping up electric propulsion offerings through itsThe American Trucking Associations, representing freight haulers, said the new rule creates “unrealistic targets and unachievable timelines that will undoubtedly lead to higher prices for...
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