California’s Electric-truck mandates collide with Reality

California rang in the new year by delaying enforcement of its “Advanced Clean Fleets” Regulation, which requires trucking companies operating in the state to purchase an increasing percentage of electric trucks in the coming years. While enforcement was slated to begin this week, officials at the California Air Resources Board agreed to pause the registration and compliance requirements until the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency grants the regulation a green light to proceed.

It’s an inauspicious start for a program that’s on a clear collision course with reality.

Reporting from the Wall Street Journal validates what ATA has been telling lawmakers for many months: the charging infrastructure, power generation and transmission, product performance, and operational parity required for such a policy to succeed are nowhere near ready. The WSJ report illustrates how even drayage operators—those who run short-haul routes to and from ports and other intermodal facilities—are struggling to charge their equipment and maintain deliveries on time.
more at: https://www.trucking.org/news-insights/2024-californias-electric-truck-mandates-collide-reality