House Votes to Overturn California’s EV Mandates
On Wednesday, the US House of Representatives passed two key resolutions that will undo damaging emissions regulations set by California and prevent the Golden State from setting de facto national emissions policies in the future.
HR87, which was introduced by Rep. John James (R-Michigan) and approved by a vote of 231-191, would revoke the waiver allowing California and other states to enforce its Advanced Clean Trucks (ACT) regulation if also passed by the Senate and signed into law. ACT, which has been adopted by eleven states, requires medium- and heavy-duty truck manufacturers to sell increasing percentages of zero-emission vehicles from 2024-2035. HR89, introduced by Rep. Jay Obernolte (R-California) and approved by a vote of 225-196, would revoke the waiver allowing California and other states to enforce its Low NOx Omnibus rule. This rule, which has been adopted by ten states, imposes stringent emissions standards on new truck sales. Both mandates would be extraordinarily costly to fully implement.
Trucks today produce 99% fewer nitrogen oxide and particulate matter emissions than those on the road decades ago, and new trucks cut carbon emissions by over 40 percent compared to a truck manufactured in 2010. As a result, sixty of today’s trucks emit what just one truck did in 1988.
HR87, which was introduced by Rep. John James (R-Michigan) and approved by a vote of 231-191, would revoke the waiver allowing California and other states to enforce its Advanced Clean Trucks (ACT) regulation if also passed by the Senate and signed into law. ACT, which has been adopted by eleven states, requires medium- and heavy-duty truck manufacturers to sell increasing percentages of zero-emission vehicles from 2024-2035. HR89, introduced by Rep. Jay Obernolte (R-California) and approved by a vote of 225-196, would revoke the waiver allowing California and other states to enforce its Low NOx Omnibus rule. This rule, which has been adopted by ten states, imposes stringent emissions standards on new truck sales. Both mandates would be extraordinarily costly to fully implement.
Trucks today produce 99% fewer nitrogen oxide and particulate matter emissions than those on the road decades ago, and new trucks cut carbon emissions by over 40 percent compared to a truck manufactured in 2010. As a result, sixty of today’s trucks emit what just one truck did in 1988.