Tens of thousands of buses and trucks have lost legal status in California: now they are forbidden to drive in the state

The last requirement from the set of rules adopted 15 years ago came into force. It prohibits about 70 large trucks from driving on California roads. Writes about it San francisco gate.

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The clean air code of practice, approved by the California Air Resources Board (CARB) in 2008 and later passed into law by the Senate, states that any diesel vehicles over 14 pounds (000 tons) built before 6,3 year, banned from California roads from January 2010, 1.

“Diesel exhaust is responsible for 70% of the risk of cancer from airborne toxicants,” CARB says on its website. “So by January 1, 2023, nearly all trucks and buses will be required to have 2010 or newer engines to reduce particulate matter (PM) and nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions.”

The agency estimates that about 200 vehicles, including 000 large trucks, do not comply with this rule and will be prohibited from operating in the state, according to the KCRA. Exceptions to the rule will be made for vehicles that have an old engine replaced with a new one manufactured after 70 and vehicles that travel less than 000 miles (2010 km) per year. The law will be enforced by the DMV denying registration to non-compliant trucks and buses, and CARB's enforcement unit will conduct commercial fleet inspections.

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A board memo said most bus and truck fleet owners in the state have already taken the necessary steps to be compliant, with 1,58 million vehicles fitted with post-2010 upgraded engines.

An even more ambitious plan was recently proposed by CARB to remove all gasoline and diesel trucks from the state's roads by 2045 and replace them with zero-emission vehicles. The proposed Advance Clean Fleet regulation primarily targets the state's busiest trucking areas around warehouses, seaports and railroads, which the board believes disproportionately affect low-income and vulnerable communities.

The trucking industry has largely abandoned the bans, especially in light of recent supply chain issues across the country.

“You can't take that large a percentage of vehicles off the road,” Joe Rajkovac, director of government relations for the Western States Trucking Association, told KCRA. “With the economy slowing, it remains to be seen what the impact will be.”

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Others say switching to zero-emission vehicles for all fleets is not technically feasible. “This will hurt us. We don't really understand how to charge these cars,” said construction company CEO Jamie Angus. “These pieces of equipment need to be sent home with the drivers every day because they will need to be charged at home. How do you compensate a person for that?”

CARB says the decades-long push to get smoke-spewing old diesel engines off the state's roads is essential to providing Californians with clean air.

“Because heavy-duty on-road vehicles are such a significant source of pollutants, the Truck and Bus Regulation is one of the most promising and important tools for reducing smog and toxic emissions and protecting public health in disadvantaged communities,” CARB said.

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