While zero-emission truck adoption continues to grow when it comes to cargo vans, deployments of zero-emission medium- and heavy-duty trucks have remained flat for 18 months, according to Calstart.

The study, sponsored by the freight truck industry, adds to concerns over government mandates. But government officials say the move away from fossil fuels will have economic benefits.

Oregon to temporarily delay efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from medium- to heavy-duty trucks. DEQ regulators will work on developing permanent rules during the next six months.

It requires manufacturers to sell an increasing percentage of zero-emission vehicles, such as electric trucks, with the goal of reducing greenhouse gases.

What will shift to zero-emission trucks cost? $1 trillion for charging alone, study says A short-trip electric heavy truck gets charged at Total Transportation Services Inc. in Wilmington.

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Colorado’s plan, which is modeled after a rule created in 2020 in California, does not require companies to buy these trucks, but instead orders truck manufacturers to sell the vehicles.

The California Air Resources Board said a new rule barring the sale of internal-combustion trucks in the state by 2036 is the world’s first such regulation.

Replacing diesel-powered trucks and the toxic pollutants they spew with electric vehicles would save tens of thousands of U.S. lives, a new American Lung Association report says.

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For businesses that do switch, she noted, zero-emission heavy-duty trucks available are significantly more expensive, with upfront costs and delays in waiting for their new vehicles deterring many ...