Illinois agricultural group joins lawsuit to stop electric semi truck mandate

Oct 21, 2024 at 07:57 AM CST
A coalition of states, trucking groups and agricultural organizations are fighting back against a federal electric truck mandate. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is requiring electric models to account for 60% of new delivery trucks and 25% of long-haul tractors by 2032. The American Petroleum Institute has filed its opening brief in a D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals lawsuit challenging the EPA’s heavy-duty vehicle emissions standards. “Americans overwhelmingly oppose the government telling them what to buy and drive, but this administration’s relentless pursuit of vehicle mandates does just that,” said API Senior Vice President and General Counsel Ryan Meyers. “EPA’s misguided effort to force electrification of America’s trucking industry is contrary to law and threatens to disrupt the nation’s supply chain, leaving consumers in the crosshairs.”

Oct 21, 2024 at 07:57 AM CST

A coalition of states, trucking groups and agricultural organizations are fighting back against a federal electric truck mandate.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is requiring electric models to account for 60% of new delivery trucks and 25% of long-haul tractors by 2032.

The American Petroleum Institute has filed its opening brief in a D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals lawsuit challenging the EPA’s heavy-duty vehicle emissions standards.

“Americans overwhelmingly oppose the government telling them what to buy and drive, but this administration’s relentless pursuit of vehicle mandates does just that,” said API Senior Vice President and General Counsel Ryan Meyers. “EPA’s misguided effort to force electrification of America’s trucking industry is contrary to law and threatens to disrupt the nation’s supply chain, leaving consumers in the crosshairs.”