Q: The one thing I do not see addressed in your articles and discussions about electric vehicles is trucks. Freeways are full of stinky diesel and gasoline trucks of all sizes. When are they required to go electric? I was recently in Holland where many trucks are electric and I bet the rest of western Europe is doing the same. Why not the USA?
Also, even though I am in favor of electric cars , I would only consider one with a very long range, like the Cybertruck. We have a house in the Sierras and we need to be able to evacuate in case of a wildfire. I would not dream of having an electric car in a wildfire area without it having a very long range. Electricity gets turned off when a wildfire looms and charging stations are few and far between. Gov. Newsom should focus on requiring all gas stations to have electric superchargers.
CARB passed the Advanced Clean Trucks regulation in 2020. It requires manufacturers to sell an increasing percentage of zero-emission trucks in the state, starting with model year 2024. CARB is developing an Advanced Clean Fleet regulation with the goal of achieving a zero-emission truck and bus fleet in the state by 2045.