Earlier this week, the EPA said it would be proposing new rules to cut smog-forming and greenhouse gas emissions from heavy trucks.
announced $1.5 billion to help state and local governments purchase US-built electric school and transit buses in 2022, as well as other low emission heavy duty vehicles . The departmentElectrify Everything, but there’s a huge societal benefit as well – one that the EPA is putting those front and center. “Seventy-two million people are estimated to live near truck freight routes in America, and they are more likely to be people of color and those with lower incomes.
, and increase sales of new electric trucks from Kenworth, Freightliner, Volvo, Mack, and others – and may even lead to more EV conversions of school buses. Time will tell. EPA Proposes Stronger Standards for Heavy-Duty Vehicles to Promote Clean Air, Protect Communities, and Support Transition to Zero-Emissions Future–Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is proposing new, stronger standards to promote clean air and reduce pollution from heavy-duty vehicles and engines starting in model year 2027.
Consistent with President Biden’s Executive Order, “Strengthening American Leadership in Clean Cars and Trucks,” the proposed action would reduce NOx emissions from trucks by as much as 60 percent in 2045. It would result in widespread air quality improvements across the United States, especially in areas already overburdened by air pollution and diesel emissions. The benefits of the proposed rule would exceed its costs by billions of dollars.
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