California’s clean car and truck rules are spurring other states to act, as they seek to bring down greenhouse gas emissions, reduce vehicle pollution and hasten the transition to zero-emission vehicles.
The state, which takes the lead in environmental policy, received federal permission in March to enact its Advanced Clean Trucks rule that requires an increasing percentage of zero-emission heavy-duty trucks and other large vehicles be sold beginning in 2024. By 2035, the rule stipulates that 55% of new trucks sold weighing between 8,500 and 14,000 lbs. be zero-emitting.
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