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Resource States and State Governments

ZEV Task Force Action Plan for Heavy-Duty Zero-Emissions Vehicles

Nearly 20 states and jurisdictions have signed on to an action plan striving for 100% electric medium and heavy-duty vehicle sales by 2050. The plan, released in July 2022, includes policy recommendat...
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New Jersey’s Diesel-Powered Truck Phaseout

In December 2021, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection adopted a rule to phase out diesel-powered trucks – meaning anything bigger than a delivery van – starting in 2025. Based on Cal...
Example States and State Governments

California Zero Emissions Truck Requirements

In June 2020, the California Air Resources Board adopted a first-in-the-world rule requiring truck manufacturers to transition from diesel trucks and vans to electric zero-emission trucks beginning in...
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Colorado Adopts Advanced Clean Trucks and NOx Rules

In April 2023, Colorado adopted Advanced Clean Trucks (ACT) and Low-Nitrogen Oxides (Low-NOx) rules, adding their name to the list of states following California’s model. Under the ACT rules, beginnin...
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North Carolina’s Proposed Advanced Clean Trucks Program

In October 2022, North Carolina’s governor signed an Executive Order tasking the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality to propose an Advanced Clean Trucks Program to the Environmental Man...
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New York’s Zero Emissions Trucks Regulation

In September 2021, the NYSDEC released a proposed regulation that would significantly reduce air pollution from trucks. If adopted, the regulation would accelerate zero-emission truck sales, resulting...
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New Mexico’s Advanced Clean Cars and Trucks Rule

In November, New Mexico joined the wave of states approving a version of California’s Advanced Clean Cars rule. The rule calls for 43% of new cars and light-duty trucks delivered to New Mexico to be e...
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Colorado Partially Adopts California Clean Car Standard

In October, 2023, Colorado renewed and expanded its mandate for electric vehicles to take over the state new car market in coming years, passing a requirement for EVs to make up 82% of dealer lots by ...
Resource States and State Governments

California’s Advanced Clean Fleets Rule

In May 2023, the California Air Resources Board approved the Advanced Clean Fleets Rule. The rule complements the previously approved Advanced Clean Trucks Regulation: while the Clean Trucks Regulatio...
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Oregon’s Advanced Clean Trucks Rules

In November 2021, Oregon adopted elements of California’s Advanced Clean Trucks Rule, which requires manufacturers of medium- and heavy- duty vehicles to sell a certain percentage of zero emission veh...
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Maryland’s Clean Trucks Act of 2023

In April 2023, Maryland passed the Clean Trucks Act of 2023. The Act requires the Maryland Department of the Environment to adopt regulations by December that establish sales targets for manufacturers...
Example States and State Governments

Washington’s Advanced Clean Truck and ZEV Regulations

In November 2021, Washington State adopted California’s more protective vehicle emission standards for new vehicles – starting with model year 2025 and later. This rulemaking expands Washington’s vehi...
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Massachusetts Emergency Advanced Clean Trucks Regulation

In December 2021, to further reduce transportation emissions and accelerate the adoption of zero-emission vehicles (ZEV), the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection filed emergency regul...