California's Electric Truck Mandate Approved by Biden Administration.

California will require that half of all heavy trucks sold in the state must be all-electric by 2035, an aggressive plan designed to clean up the worst polluters on the road. The pioneering truck rule will go beyond federal requirements, which is why the state needed permission from the Biden administration to enact it. The move would propel California to the forefront of the race to eliminate carbon dioxide emissions from transportation, the sector of the American economy that generates the most greenhouse gases. However, some say the mandate is so ambitious as to be nearly impossible, given that less than 2 percent of heavy trucks sold in the United States last year were all-electric.