The California Air Resources Board (CARB) this week released a stricter version of its electric truck sales standard, a controversial rule that if adopted would require truck manufacturers to sell a certain percentage of zero-emission trucks in California each year.
CARB's original proposal would have required about 4% of these trucks to be electric by 2035. Under the new version of the standard, called the Advanced Clean Truck rule, at least 20% of trucks on the road would be electric.
The board decided to increase the percentage requirements after a coalition of community and environmental activists complained the original mandate was not strong enough to maintain healthy air quality.
“CARB’s decision is a big step in the right direction,” said Dr. Jimmy O’Dea, senior vehicles analyst at the Union of Concerned Scientists, in a statement. “This is good news for communities that breathe dirty air and for truck owners who want long-term savings on fuel and maintenance.”
The rule is open for public comment until the end of May, and a final vote from the board is tentatively expected in June.
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