was the first federal law to address tailpipe emissions from cars and trucks. It specifically granted individual states the power to establish more stringent standards to protect their citizens, provided they obtained a waiver from the Environmental Protection Agency. California has had such a waiver for decades, but it applied only to passenger cars and light trucks.
“This is a moment to mark because it’s a preview of the order of magnitude of the change in the industry,” California governor Gavin Newsom said in an interview, according to the. “There’s a power in these waivers and that power is emulation. We adopt through these waivers the principles and policies that lead to innovation and investment.”
“We remain concerned that limiting manufacturers’ lead time to produce compliant vehicles will present significant challenges. Adequate lead time, regulatory stability, and the necessary zero emission recharging and refueling infrastructure are imperative for manufacturers to develop, build, and sell the customer acceptable, effective products” capable of meeting the mandate, he said in a statement.
Those are not idle questions. The California rules go very far, very fast. Virtually every product on the shelves at big box stores or delivered by online retailers is transported from the place of manufacture to the end user in a truck powered by a diesel engine. The critics are correct when they say the supply of electric trucks and the charging infrastructure needed to support them are virtually nonexistent today. Things will need to change very quickly if the new rules are to be adhered to.
As if California has enough power generation. Then add more load.
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