The State of Rhode Island plans to enact both the Advanced Clean Trucks (ACT) and the Omnibus regulations in January 2027.
Since the California Air Resources Board adopted its medium and heavy-duty electric truck regulations, ten other states have voluntarily agreed to adopt California’s regulations. That was then, not now. Recognizing that the regulations are economically and technologically infeasible, several states have delayed enforcement, in whole or in part. Oregon, New Jersey, New York, and other states are proposing delays.
Representatives Morgan and Quattrocchi have introduced House Bill H7784, which would prohibit the Department of Environmental Management from adopting the ACT.
Track the status of this bill here.
States can look to California to see that the regulations have not incentivized truck manufacturers to build electric trucks that meet a tow truck’s performance and safety standards, leading to an 80% decline in combustion truck sales in California in the first year of implementation. 2025 is starting out even worse. Tow truck operators and others are not able to upgrade older, higher emission trucks to the most modern, cleanest emission vehicles available.
If states want to avoid California’s massive decline in modern, lower emissions engine sales, contact your elected leaders and warn them that the regulations threaten small businesses, jobs, and the motoring public.
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