As OMB Reviews EPA Truck Rule, Advocates Downplay Charging Needs

As the White House launches an inter-agency review of EPA’s draft final “phase 3” heavy truck greenhouse gas standards, clean transportation advocates are floating new analysis concluding that installing charging infrastructure on a small subset of the nation’s roads would support electrification of long-haul fleets in line with the rule’s requirements. The pitch by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) is the latest salvo in a battle over EPA’s phase 3 GHG rules, with some states and environmental groups...