Fleets Urge CARB To Further Ease Compliance Under Draft ZEV Truck Rule

Public and private truck fleet operators are urging California’s air board to broaden compliance exemptions and extensions under its draft regulation requiring them to begin purchasing zero-emission trucks in 2024, while also pushing back on officials’ claims that zero-emission models are available for virtually every truck category. For example, multiple fleet operators questioned California Air Resources Board (CARB) staff during a July 26 workshop on its draft Advanced Clean Fleets (ACF) regulation about two key proposed exemptions -- one for...