As EPA Weighs Targeted Truck Rule, EDF Finds Many Segments EV ‘Ready’

Environmentalists are touting a new analysis concluding many segments of the medium- and heavy-duty trucking sector are ready to transition to electric vehicles (EVs), a key finding given that EPA’s near-term updates to truck greenhouse gas standards will focus on smaller aspects of the sector it believes are already primed for electrification. An Aug. 11 report , “Medium- & Heavy-Duty Vehicles Market structure, Environmental Impact, and EV Readiness,” developed by M.J. Bradley & Associates on behalf of the Environmental Defense...