Posted on 12/02/2022 1:00:13 PM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
The electric vehicle industry is growing across the U.S. and in North Carolina, mainly as sales of electric passenger vehicles speed up. But what about bigger vehicles? Gov. Roy Cooper said this week state officials are drafting new rules that could get more electric medium- and heavy-duty trucks and buses on state roads.
In October, Cooper issued Executive Order 271 calling for state environmental regulators to come up with what are called Advanced Clean Trucks regulations by May 15, 2023. The rules would require truck and bus makers to increase sales of electric vehicles in the coming decades. The order also called for studying the need for more charging stations for heavy vehicles.
At an electric truck conference at NC State University on Tuesday, the governor said he hopes North Carolina can become a leader in the industry.
“North Carolina has already made great progress in electric vehicle manufacturing, and we’re well-positioned to be at the head of the global market transition to zero-emission vans, buses and trucks,” Cooper said in a news release after the speech. “We’ll continue working with businesses and manufacturers across the state to strengthen our economy, create jobs and confront the climate crisis.”
Transportation is the largest source of the heat-trapping pollutants that cause global warming — in North Carolina and nationwide. Medium- and heavy-duty vehicles, such as trucks and buses, are the second largest producers of greenhouse gases in the U.S. behind passenger vehicles. A study for the group Run on Less last year estimated that if all U.S. and Canadian trucks were electric, it would keep about 100 million metric tons of CO2 out of the atmosphere every year.
"There is no question that the vehicle and truck market around the world is transitioning to zero-emission technology as fast as it can," Cooper said, according to WRAL. "I have talked to CEOs across the world, and they are moving that way. Companies are in competition with each other to be first to market with these technologies."
North Carolina would be the seventh state nationwide and the first in the Southeast to adopt ACT rules. WRAL reported that Cooper said he isn't looking for a ban on diesel-powered trucks, just an increase in medium- and heavy-duty electric vehicles.
Two years ago, Cooper signed a multi-state agreement that set a goal to have electric trucks and buses reach 30% of vehicle sales by 2030 and 100% by 2050.
The state Environmental Management Commission would have to approve the final rules.
Suicidal insanity continues.
We are so screwed. The insanity is spreading.
But its governments job to tell us what we are supposed to be driving...its right there in the constitution...
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Yep right there after Democrats win all close elections
Lenni would be uber proud.
Apparently Cooper has never been to the mountainous western side of his state. A running start is needed to get up some of our roads. But he always was a !@#$ jerk.
If electricity was generated by nuclear power plants, it would certainly reduce several kinds of emissions overall, irrespective of The Climate.
Very true. But unfortunately, the liberals who make policy on these issues are against nuclear power.
They think we’re morons. I mean it’s either that or THEY are morons.
You know, I remember the 1970s out here in Los Angeles, and
there were days when smog was so bad, you could literally
look across the street and see the smog between you and
the buildings on the other side.
Today, only on bad days do you see the smog build-up at
distance.
We have made such amazing strides, and now the Left comes
out and acts as if it’s worse than it has ever been.
This is why old farts like me are so important, because I’m
one of the few guys these days that knows just how full of
S they are.
Morons.
LOL-—does he know it takes about 30,000 - 60,000 miles in an electric car to break even on “carbon pollution”?
Between all the resources used to mine, haul, manufacture, transport, etc.
Also, I’m beginning to realize that battery mining and batteries are not the way to go. Why? Simply because our grid could never handle it. Also, charging takes too long, batteries can’t be recycled and most importantly, the government is throwing around way too much money, incentives and control which will lead to crappy products and slower innovation.
Great idea-—implemented completely wrong.
I know: Atoms are SCARY!
H. L. Mencken
I suppose we could change the "palpably not true" to "the physically impossible" to make it fit the current EV mania.
climate pollution ? What’s that ,LOL
He’s just trying to up his energy cred with the lefties.
And yes, those mountain are hard as heel if you are pulling anything.
This will never make it through the State Assemblies. The Environmental Group can say whatever they want, but we have a super majority in the State House and are one vote shy of a super majority in the State Senate. This would be a hollow gesture to appease NC Green Weenies.
Id actually agree if anything happened during corona when everything was locked down. but we didn’t even see a blimp in improvement in the environment. however, electric cars will do one thing, clean up the air, so what the hell?
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