California to Require All Trucks and Freight Trains Go Zero-Emissions by Mid-Century

California regulators voted to require all medium-and heavy-duty trucks sold in the state to be zero-emission by 2036 and all operating trucks to be zero-emissions by 2042.
The rules will also require all cargo trucks entering ports and rail yards to be zero-emissions by 2035 and all new locomotives in the state to be zero-emissions by 2030.
The mandates aim to drastically reduce diesel pollution and greenhouse gas emissions, cutting thousands of premature deaths and delivering tens of billions in health and economic benefits.
The trucking and rail industries have criticized the rules as unrealistic, warning they could increase costs for consumers and strain the power grid.
The rules are part of California's goal to achieve economy-wide carbon neutrality by 2045 to combat climate change.