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EPA Seeks Comment on Electric Truck Costs, Charging

Prior to moving forward with Inflation Reduction Act funding, the EPA says it is seeking comment on zero-emission technologies in the heavy-duty vehicle and port sectors.

May 9, 2023
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Senate Advances Truck Emissions Rule Rollback

The trucking industry is applauding Senate passage of an effort to roll back federal emissions standards associated with heavy-duty commercial vehicles.

April 27, 2023
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Biden to Propose Toughest-Ever Rules on Car Pollution

The Biden administration is on track to propose the toughest-ever U.S. curbs on car pollution, while stopping short of an electric vehicle mandate or ban on gas-powered models.

April 6, 2023
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EPA OKs California Rules Phasing Out New Diesel Trucks

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has granted California environmental regulators waivers to officially move forward with the agency’s aggressive plans to transition diesel trucks to electric vehicles and expand the length of truck warranties.

March 31, 2023
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GOP Senators Target EPA Heavy-Duty Truck Rule

Senior Republicans are proposing to overturn federal emissions standards targeting heavy-duty commercial vehicles.

February 16, 2023
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The Glider Truck Is Gone, but Not Forgotten

In its heyday, Fitzgerald Glider Kits was the nation’s top glider truck manufacturer, building and selling thousands of the new truck cab bodies powered by older rebuilt engines.

July 28, 2022
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Trucking Stakeholders Offer Advice, Caution on EPA Proposal

The trucking industry urged federal regulators to consider how a proposal to tighten emissions limits on engines will affect motor carriers, as they’re the ones who will ultimately deploy the equipment subject to the new rules.

April 15, 2022
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EPA’s New NOx Reduction Proposal Debated at Hearing

In an all-day virtual hearing, many of the roughly 140 parties commenting expressed support for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed new rule to tighten nitrogen oxides emissions. Others, however, either viewed the effort as a lost opportunity or attacked it as an overreach.

April 13, 2022
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EPA Proposes Stronger Pollution Limits on New Trucks

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a proposed rulemaking to further restrict emissions of soot-forming nitrogen oxides (NOx) by heavy-duty diesel and gasoline engines starting in model year 2027.

March 7, 2022
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Oil Refiners Say Shift in Biofuel Quotas Will Raise Diesel Costs

The Biden administration sought to thread the needle between warring oil and renewable fuel interests Dec. 7 by proposing modest quotas for the use of plant-based fuels while moving to block exemptions for dozens of oil refineries.

December 7, 2021

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