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The Hill
06-05-2025
- Automotive
- The Hill
Coalition of GOP AGs celebrate win against California's clean-truck rule
A coalition of Republican attorneys general is claiming victory against California following the state's pledge to repeal its electric-truck mandate amid an ongoing lawsuit. California Attorney General Rob Bonta and Steve Cliff, executive officer of the California Air Resources Board, agreed in a settlement on Monday to propose the elimination of multiple portions of California's Advanced Clean Fleets regulation: its rule that has aimed to accelerate the transition to zero-emissions trucks. The settlement occurred in response to a lawsuit filed by 17 attorneys general who disputed the idea that the rule would be targeting 'any fleet that operated in California regardless of where the fleet is headquartered.' 'Given California's large population and access to international ports, this rule would have had nationwide effects on the supply chain,' the attorneys general said in a statement. As part of the settlement, Cliff agreed to propose the repeal of 'the High-Priority Fleet and Drayage Fleet Requirements,' which refers to on-road vehicles that transport containers and bulk goods to and from sea-yards and rail-yards Bonta and Cliff also conceded that they would not enforce the part of the regulation that would have required 100-percent, zero-emission-vehicle sales in the trucking sector beginning with model-year 2036. The plaintiffs, meanwhile, agreed that if California finalizes the repeals, they would dismiss their lawsuit. 'This is not only a victory for the trucking industry — it is also a victory for consumers and common sense,' West Virginia Attorney General JB McCuskey said in a statement. 'This mandate would have crippled the trucking industry and driven up consumer pricing,' he added. Joining McCuskey in the petition were the attorneys general of Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Utah and Wyoming. Also supporting them were the Nebraska Trucking Association and the Arizona State Legislature. McCuskey praised his colleagues for standing 'up to California to prevent them from pushing their obsession with electric vehicle onto the rest of the country.'
Yahoo
06-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
California agrees to repeal electric-truck emissions rule; Nebraska led opposition
Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers announces two federal lawsuits against a California regulatory board and the Environmental Protection Agency. May 13, 2024. (Zach Wendling/Nebraska Examiner) LINCOLN — Nebraska's efforts to fight California on new electric-truck mandates and related regulations largely ended Monday with California officials moving to repeal the proposed rules. In a Monday court filing, California Attorney General Rob Bonta and Steve Cliff, executive officer of the California Air Resources Board, pledged to formally scrub from the books the 'Advanced Clean Fleets' rule. The regulations, in part, would have required certain trucking companies to transition to electric trucks over time. Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers and his office led a 17-state coalition with the Nebraska Trucking Association to challenge the California rule. Last May, he said it could prevent Nebraska and other states from doing business in California or reaching its ports. Hilgers on Tuesday, announcing the 'significant victory,' said the 'tide is starting to turn.' 'This settlement is a huge win for everyone in Nebraska, from our outstanding logistics industry that is critical to the Nebraska economy, for consumers who would have faced higher prices, and for the rule of law,' Hilgers said. 'I am grateful for the strong coalition of sister states who joined our fight against this radical mandate.' Gov. Jim Pillen, who joined Hilgers to announce the lawsuit last year, thanked Hilgers for the fight that he said could have raised prices for consumers. 'Our truckers don't need California bureaucrats forcing electric vehicles into their fleets,' Pillen said in a statement. California regulators agreed to repeal the currently blocked rule and wait until it receives a Clean Air Act preemption waiver from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Hilgers had previously led a 24-state coalition to block California from getting such a waiver. In addition to the Nebraska Trucking Association, the Arizona Legislature and attorneys general from the following states joined the lawsuit against California: Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Montana, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Utah, West Virginia and Wyoming. SUBSCRIBE: GET THE MORNING HEADLINES DELIVERED TO YOUR INBOX
