The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation recently announced the final adoption of the Advanced Clean Truck Rule, a regulation proposed in September.
The regulation will reduce harmful truck emissions and help with the shift to electric trucks. It also helps the state achieve the targets it set in the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 85 percent by 2050.
“Today’s announcement underscores the important role that the transportation sector plays in reducing greenhouse emissions and will help support a healthier and safer environment for all New Yorkers,” Marie Therese Dominguez, New York Department of Transportation commissioner, said.
Under the rule, manufacturers of vehicles heavier than 8,500 pounds must sell an increasing number of zero-emission vehicles through model year 2035. This is expected to substantially reduce particulates, nitrogen oxides, and toxic pollutant emissions in disadvantaged communities disproportionally impacted by diesel truck pollution.
Manufacturers would incur deficits annually, starting with model year 2025, that will be offset by credits generated from the sale of medium- and heavy-duty zero-emission vehicles or near zero emission vehicles.
It is expected the rule will increase the zero-emission models available to medium- and heavy-duty vehicle purchasers and fleets.
The state also recently adopted legislation that requires all medium- and heavy-duty vehicles sold or leased to have zero emission by 2045.