EPA Weighs Tougher GHG Limits For Certain Heavy Truck ‘Segments’

EPA appears to be focusing on developing tougher greenhouse gas standards for a subset of the heavy-duty truck sector that would seek to electrify certain vehicle classes, in contrast to its plan to strengthen truck nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions limits that would apply more broadly to the industry. “We are very much aware that at least some segments of the heavy-duty fleet have seen the rapid development and marketability of electrification technology,” said acting EPA air chief Joe Goffman during...