California truck drivers and environmental groups presented their concerns about a proposal under consideration by state air regulators to phase out the sale of medium and heavy-duty gas-powered vehicles within the next 20 years.
The California Air Resources Board held its first public hearing this week to receive feedback from the public on the proposal, which the board will likely consider in Spring 2023.
If adopted, all new medium and heavy-duty vehicles sold in the Golden State will be required to be zero-emission by 2040. Additionally, the proposal outlines a phased approach to adding zero-emission vehicles to certain fleets at the state and federal levels.
[Want to see the supply-chain crisis worsen exponentially? Adopt this proposal. How will goods move into (and out of!) California ports without reliable heavy transportation, especially in a state that can barely keep the lights on now with its restricted electrical-production sources? — Ed]
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