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Illinois to Hold Additional Hearings on Proposal to Adopt California’s Vehicle Emissions Standards

Illinois to Hold Additional Hearings on Proposal to Adopt California’s Vehicle Emissions Standards

January 21, 2025

The hearings are scheduled for March 10th – 12th, 2025

The Illinois Pollution Control Board is holding hearings on adopting some of California’s vehicle emissions standards: Advanced Clean Cars II, Advanced Clean Trucks, and Low NOx Heavy-Duty Omnibus Regulation.

The hearings are scheduled for March 10-12. There will be an opportunity for public comment on March 10 (in-person) and March 11 (online).

The proposed rules, if adopted, would:

  • phase out the sale of new gasoline- and diesel-powered cars, pick-up trucks, work vans, and SUVs (passenger cars and light-duty trucks), leading to a complete ban on the sale of non-electric vehicles in 2035 (with limited exceptions).
  • reduce the sale of new traditional gasoline- and diesel-powered medium- and heavy-duty trucks (Class 2b through Class 8).
    • 55% of new Class 2b-3 truck sales would have to be electric by 2035.
    • 75% of new Class 4-8 straight truck sales would have to be electric by 2035.
    • 40% of new truck tractor sales would have to be electric by 2035.
  • impose sweeping new testing and emissions standards on new heavy-duty trucks.

 

The rules were proposed by a coalition of environmental activist groups last summer. These groups testified in December in support of their proposal during the first two days of hearings. The hearings in March are to allow opponents of the proposed rules to outline their concerns. A similar measure failed to advance in during the spring 2023 legislative session.

Would these rules impact your small business? If so, CLICK HERE to complete our survey and let us know how.

You can also attend a FREE webinar about this topic on Thursday, February 13th, 2025. For more information and to register, CLICK HERE. 

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