{"id":2212487,"date":"2024-04-03T17:55:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-03T21:55:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/truckers-rail-against-new-epa-rules-mandating-transition-to-useless-ev-big-rigs\/"},"modified":"2024-04-03T17:55:35","modified_gmt":"2024-04-03T21:55:35","slug":"truckers-rail-against-new-epa-rules-mandating-transition-to-useless-ev-big-rigs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/truckers-rail-against-new-epa-rules-mandating-transition-to-useless-ev-big-rigs\/","title":{"rendered":"Truck drivers criticize recent EPA regulations requiring switch to &#8216;ineffective&#8217; electric big rigs"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftruckers-rail-against-new-epa-rules-mandating-transition-to-useless-ev-big-rigs%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2212487&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Truck drivers criticize new Biden administration regulations targeting heavy-duty\u2063 vehicle \u200bemissions, labeling electric trucks as &#8220;useless.&#8221; The rules unveiled by the EPA as part of Biden&#8217;s emission-cutting plan are\u200c set to start in 2026, sparking concerns among American truckers who argue that electric\u200c vehicle batteries\u200d are inadequate for the demands \u2064of long-haul transportation. Truck drivers are voicing their \u2063opposition to the recent\u2063 regulations introduced\u200d by \u2062the Biden administration, which aim to reduce emissions from heavy-duty vehicles. They have\u2064 expressed dissatisfaction with\u200b the \u2063mandate to transition \u2063to electric trucks, citing concerns about the suitability of electric vehicle batteries for long-haul transportation needs.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Truck drivers slammed the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Biden\">Biden<\/a> administration\u2019s new regulations that crack down on heavy-duty vehicle emissions, calling <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/electric-vehicles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"electric vehicle\">electric vehicle<\/a> trucks \u201cuseless.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>At the end of last month, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/epa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Environmental Protection Agency\">Environmental Protection Agency<\/a> announced new rules targeting heavy-duty vehicles as part of President Joe Biden\u2019s ambitious efforts to cut greenhouse gas emissions. The regulations, which won\u2019t begin until 2026, have left American truckers reeling, claiming that EV batteries are not a suitable substitution for the conditions that big rigs endure on the road. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cEven if they subsidized the cost of the electric vehicle 100%, I still would refuse because I still would go broke,\u201d Mike Nichols, a truck driver from Wisconsin, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/truckers-hit-biden-admin-climate-crackdown-pushing-electric-big-rigs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>told<\/a> Fox News. \u201cThat\u2019s how useless they are. If they gave me one of these things, I still wouldn\u2019t take it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Electric vehicles can\u2019t carry as much, travel as far, and take a long time to charge, Nichols maintained.<\/p>\n<p>The new regulations will affect various kinds of vehicles, including delivery trucks, tractor-trailer trucks, garbage trucks, fire trucks, as well as public transit buses. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo, you\u2019re going to need more trucks on the road, which is completely the opposite of what we would want if we were actually concerned about bettering our society,\u201d Nichols told the outlet. <\/p>\n<p>By 2032, 30% of heavy-duty vocational trucks and 40% of short-haul trucks need to have zero emissions, according to the new EPA standards.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe post-2030 targets remain entirely unachievable,\u201d Chris Spear, the CEO of the American Trucking Association, <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/epa-trucks-buses-emissions-climate-electric-vehicle-77da206eed5d1950993e18a6f4439254#\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>told<\/a> the <em>Associated Press<\/em> last week when the agency announced the new rules. <\/p>\n<p>A diesel-powered semitruck can travel between 2,000 and 1,500 miles, depending on certain factors, while the highest-end electric semitruck has a 500-mile range, Fox News reported.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/?utm_source=google&#038;utm_medium=cpc&#038;utm_campaign=WE_Search_Brand-Keyword_2024&#038;gad_source=1&#038;gclid=Cj0KCQjw2a6wBhCVARIsABPeH1v2wivuDbtsrChcLdeq-dqjYvl_alwr1z6OyBCkEbmDhrgwSasUHuUaAkqFEALw_wcB\" title=\"CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a> <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe rule will deliver substantial public health benefits, while at the same time ensuring fleet owners and operators the flexibility to choose the vehicle technologies best suited to their operations,\u201d the EPA said in a statement to the outlet.<\/p>\n<p>The new rules for heavy-duty trucks and passenger vehicles come as EV sales across the country have slowed down, with those in the auto industry concerned that the consumer demand isn\u2019t keeping up with the production of EVs. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Truck drivers criticize new Biden administration rules on heavy-duty vehicle emissions, deeming electric trucks as &#8220;useless.&#8221; The Environmental Protection Agency revealed new regulations targeting heavy-duty vehicles at the end of last month. These rules, part of President Biden&#8217;s emission reduction plan, won&#8217;t take effect immediately<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2669,"featured_media":2212488,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/biden-energy-1024x591.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2212487","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/biden-energy-1024x591.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2212487","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2669"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2212487"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2212487\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2212488"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2212487"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2212487"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2212487"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}