By Free Republic | Created at 2024-11-23 11:52:15 | Updated at 2024-11-23 14:49:53
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Washington trucking industry warns of Jan. 1 limit on new gas truck and RV sales
Just the News ^ | 11/22/24 | Carleen Johnson
Posted on 11/23/2024 3:38:12 AM PST by CFW
Washington state’s trucking industry is urging Gov. Jay Inslee to reconsider a first of the year commitment to align with California’s Advanced Clean Trucks (ACT) regulation, which requires a certain percentage of so called "zero emissions" (ZEV) trucks to be sold in the state.
This goes back to 2020, when Washington lawmakers committed to follow California’s strict emissions mandates.
It got more critical last month when on Oct. 23, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) amended its ACT standards to require manufacturers to gradually increase the percentage of zero-emission vehicles they sell with targets from 4% to 7%.
Washington has agreed to be in lock step with the California mandates when the new changes to take effect Jan 1.
“The bill that was passed in 2020 has permanently ceded our authority unless we decide to unlink ourselves from California,” said Washington State Truckers Association CEO Sheri Call in a Thursday interview with The Center Square.
The new rules apply to large trucks and RV’s that weigh more than 8,500 pounds, with a requirement that sellers first prove they have sold a certain percentage of zero-emission vehicles, before they can sell the traditional gas- and diesel-powered rigs.
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Meantime, Call says truck sales and operations are going across the state border.
“Idaho is not too far away, and they are not a CARB adopting state and subject to these policies, so a lot of our members unfortunately who still need to serve their customers at a price competitive point, are operating from Idaho as it’s more appealing to them,” said Call.
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KEYWORDS: business; commerce; supplychain; trucking
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Idaho and other states will do a booming business in the truck and RV business.
The trucking industry just needs to quit delivering to California, Washington State, and any other state that has signed on to these regulations.
Eventually, the voters might come to their senses and demand a change.
1 posted on 11/23/2024 3:38:12 AM PST by CFW
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