California Abandons Regulations Phasing Out Diesel Trucks

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California Abandons Regulations Phasing Out Diesel Trucks

Good News for Truckers!

California just pulled the plug on their crazy plan to force all our rigs to go electric. They sent a letter on Jan. 14 to the EPA saying, "Never mind!" and the EPA's like, "Okay, we're done here."

The bigwigs at CARB were trying to make truckers switch from diesel to zero-emission trucks, but with the new Trump administration coming in, they got cold feet. They didn't want to risk getting their plans shot down. Liane Randolph from CARB said,

"We're disappointed, but we had to do this because of all the uncertainty."

But here's the exciting part - this is a win for us! Eric Sauer from the California Trucking Association said,

"We were right from the start; this electric truck thing was just not doable." Now we can focus on reducing emissions in ways that actually work and won't break the bank.

Assemblyman James Gallagher is all for it, saying,

"This is great news for everyone. With this, we're not forcing something that's just not practical."

And let's talk real talk - electric trucks cost a fortune, they don't go as far, and we don't even know how much it'll cost to keep them running. Nelson Sibrian from Sibrian Trucking pointed out,

"We don't have the numbers on maintenance for electric trucks like we do with diesel. It's just too risky."

So, bottom line, we're keeping our diesel engines.

Well, that didn’t take long!

Trump hasn't even moved any documents from Mara Lago back to the oval office yet, and we have Hamas agreeing to release hostages, and California giving up it's imperical moral authority over the rest of the nation.

I guess Californians decided they'd like to keep shipping out produce, and enjoy having goods available to them when needed.

That's the first practical decision I've seen from them in decades.