The state air board is relaxing some of the smog-fighting requirements.
from trucks in December 2022, manufacturers were faced with the possibility of a split market, with California enacting different rules.
In return, the truck manufacturers agreed not to sue over California’s suite of clean trucks rules or weigh in on lawsuits brought by other parties, and said that they would follow the rules regardless of how any other lawsuits resulted. If trucking companies sue the state, for instance, they won’t have the support of truck engine manufacturers, a powerful group.
“This is a compromise that is really ending the war of the truck manufacturers against California’s rules cleaning up heavy-duty trucks,” Magavern said. In exchange for greater certainty on both sides, there were also concessions because the EPA’s nitrogen oxides standard is not as strong as California’s.
Danny Cullenward, an energy economist and research fellow with American University, said the agreement is an unusual strategy, but given the legal uncertainty of a lawsuit in the current federal court system, he understands the rationale.
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