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Truck manufacturers sue to dissolve ZEV sales agreement with California
A group of truck-makers sued California regulators Monday to block an industry agreement on zero-emission sales targets, arguing that the state no longer has authority to enforce its pollution regulations for heavy-duty vehicles.
The suit, filed in U.S. district court for the Eastern District of California, argues that truck manufacturers shouldn't have to abide by the state's sales targets for zero-emission trucks — or a separate voluntary agreement that the truck-makers signed with California in 2023 — because Congress overturned California's Advanced Clean Truck rule in June through the Congressional Review Act.
The U.S. Justice Department sent cease-and-desist letters to the California Air Resources Board, but the state agency has continued to try enforcing the rules, the suit says. A CARB spokesperson said the agency doesn't comment on pending litigation.
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'Plaintiffs are caught in the crossfire: California demands that [original equipment manufacturers] follow preempted laws; the United States maintains such laws are illegal and orders OEMs to disregard them,' lawyers for Daimler Truck North America, International Motors, Paccar and Volvo North America wrote. 'This situation is not tenable.'
