California withdraws Advanced Clean Fleet EV mandate waiver

[testerdahl]

The state of California has decided to withdraw its controversial Advanced Clean Fleet waiver, which would have mandated that commercial fleets switch to zero-emission vehicles. Advanced Clean Fleet waiver The waiver aimed to expand California’s emissions rules above and beyond the EPA’s emissions requirements. According to the California Air Resource Board, “The ACF Regulation requires fleets that are well suited for electrification to reduce emissions through requirements to both phase-in the use of Zero-Emission Vehicles (ZEVs) for targeted fleets and requirements that manufacturers only manufacture ZEV trucks starting in the 2036 model year.” Withdrawing the waiver request, which the EPA […] (read full article...)

 

[TheDo114]

I did not expect them to withdraw it this fast. I thought that they were going to go to court over this with the new administration and also SEMA.

 

[testerdahl]

This was interesting one for me last night. The video on the ban is now getting comments that this is all over since CA withdrew. I decided to make the video unlisted and not public. On the one hand, that was the right thing to do. On the other hand, dammit that video was producing for views! Such is life.