In December this year, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced its new emissions rules that will take effect for cars and light trucks under model years 2023 through 2026. Earlier this week, the EPA also proposed new rules for heavy-duty trucks which could require up to 60 percent cut in the NOx emissions by 2045.
The heavy-duty truck industry is not embracing electrification at the same pace as the automotive industry is doing it. There are already a number of advanced developments for electric and hydrogen trucks, though nothing is actually close to mass production. This basically means the industry will continue to rely on combustion power for the foreseeable future and the EPA wants to set new rules outlining the way this sector should evolve in the next two decades.
