Truckers want to put the brakes on new EV regulations – IOTW Report

Truckers want to put the brakes on new EV regulations

(The Center Square) – A collection of state trucking advocacy groups is calling on Gov. Jay Inslee and incoming Gov. Bob Ferguson to put the brakes on implementing new regulations that they warn could severely disrupt operations in Washington and elsewhere.

Washington state is tied to California’s Advanced Clean Trucks program, which directs the trucking industry to transition to zero emissions for medium and heavy-duty trucks. Depending on the class of truck and the year, electric vehicles must make up a certain percentage of sales. For Class 4-8 trucks, for example, half of all sales must be EVs by 2030.

However, in a Dec. 17 letter to Inslee, Ferguson, and several other state governors, the trucking advocates warn that while they’ve sought to reduce carbon emission from both fuels and vehicles, “the damage that our industry will incur by implementing ACT on its current rushed timeline will curtail these critical efforts as clean diesel truck availability will become limited, keeping older, heavier polluting trucks on the road. It will also lead to the inevitable loss in jobs and businesses.” read more

10 Comments on Truckers want to put the brakes on new EV regulations

  1. Setting aside that with the demise of Chevron Deference, the EPA should have no authority, California and By extension, Washington are operating under an exemption from the EPA that allows them to make their own rules that exceed the federal regulations. Whoever Trump appoints as EPA head needs to revoke the exemption.

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  2. This was being talked about during the supply line problems. California won’t register older diesel trucks in their state. Everything from Asia comes into California ports on the coast, if you want to get it to the California border you need a zero emission truck. Independent owner/operators can’t afford it and are getting screwed.

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  3. I’ve read that these things are so damned heavy that a high percentage of bridges and overpasses will require rebuilding. These idiots never do the research. And we still won’t have the grid to support them. Very stupid people. I see these laws being unwound in a hurry one of these days.

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