1st U.S. Electric Trucking Regulations

Where: California

The regulatory entity:  California Air Resources Control Board 

When do the new rules being? Phase in begins in 2024, with full implementation in 2035 which will require most new trucks in California to be zero-emission

Which trucking vehicles fall under the new rules?

• big rigs
• delivery vans
• large pickups over 8,500 pounds

States in line to adopt similar rules:

• Connecticut
• New Jersey
• New York 

The numbers:

• 59,000 ton reduction in smog-forming nitrogen oxide by 2040
• $9 billion in health benefits
• 17 million tons of carbon dioxide eliminated by 2040
• $6 billion in savings for users of zero emission trucks

San Francisco Chronicle via Governing | California Enacts Nation’s First Electric Truck Requirements