In an almost unheard of move, the California Air Resources Board decided to compromise with diesel truck manufacturers and trucking associations that were suing the state over regulations they say were unobtainable in the time allowed.
decided to compromise with diesel truck manufacturers and trucking associations that were suing the state over regulations they say were unobtainable in the time allowed. Like poker, when making truck emissions regulations, you got to know when to hold 'em and when to fold 'em.state air regulators and truck and engine manufacturers said on Thursday they had reached a give-and-take agreement that will give companies more flexibility in meeting ever-increasing emissions requirements.
"They don't have to build two separate engines, diesel engines, one for California, one for the rest of the country," said Western States Trucking Association executive Joe Rajkovacz. "It's gonna take like six or seven football stadium worth of electricity to charge just my small fleet here overnight," said Ramarino.
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