States challenge EPA over CA zero emissions rule

Nineteen states are suing the Environmental Protection Agency for allowing California to ban the use of existing tractor-trailers and heavy-duty vehicles in 2036.

At that time, California will require most trucks, tractor trailers and vans to have zero emissions, meaning they must be electric, hybrid or fuel cell electric vehicles.

In the petition for review filed in a U.S. District Court in Washington D.C. earlier this month, attorneys general say the new regulations are setting the standard for the rest of the country and a truck ban would be costly for companies, reduce jobs and devastate biodiesel demand.

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