Attorney General Raúl Labrador has announced that California will repeal its electric-truck mandates, following a legal challenge led by Nebraska and supported by 17 states, including Idaho. The lawsuit contested California's Advanced Clean Fleets regulations, which required trucking companies to replace internal-combustion trucks with electric ones. These rules applied to any fleet operating in California, regardless of their headquarters location, potentially impacting the national supply chain due to California's significant population and port access.
"California’s attempt to dictate trucking standards for the entire country was a blatant overreach that would have devastated industries far beyond its borders," said Attorney General Labrador. "This is a win for Idaho’s truckers and for the families and businesses who rely on them."
The settlement includes California's commitment not to enforce or implement these mandates and to initiate proceedings to formally remove them. Additionally, California acknowledged it cannot enforce its 2036 ban on internal-combustion truck sales without a Clean Air Act preemption waiver from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Besides Idaho, attorneys general from Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Utah, West Virginia, and Wyoming participated in the lawsuit. The Nebraska Trucking Association and the Arizona State Legislature were also involved.