California adopted the world’s first regulation that forces manufacturers to ramp up sales of zero-emission trucks and buses over the next 15 years.
An estimated 300,000 trucks powered by electricity or hydrogen must be on California roads by 2035 and 100,000 by 2030, under the standards unanimously approved by the state’s top clean-air enforcers.
Several years in the making, the mandate is aimed at cleaning up diesel big rigs, delivery vans, school buses and other large vehicles that are pumping out pollution on California’s roads. Reducing truck exhaust is essential for ensuring that the state’s urban areas, particularly in the Los Angeles basin, meet health standards for smog and soot…
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