UCS Warns EPA Truck Rule Spurs Fewer ZEV Sales Than State Programs

April 2, 2024
A new Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) analysis suggests that EPA’s final “phase 3” heavy truck greenhouse gas rule is likely to prompt fewer additional zero emissions vehicle (ZEV) sales in states that are not implementing California’s Advanced Clean Trucks (ACT) program than is already likely in the roughly dozen states that have adopted the ACT. “The rule risks having communities of haves (in ACT states) and have-nots (in the remainder of the country),” when it comes to ZEVs, says...


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