California Leads the Charge in Electrifying Transportation with Diesel Truck Ban

California has approved a rule that will ban the sale of diesel big rigs in the state by 2036, making it the first in the world to require trucks to ditch internal combustion engines. The mandate will apply to about 1.8 million trucks, including those operated by Amazon, UPS, and the U.S. Postal Service. The state also became the first to adopt standards to limit pollution from trains. The regulations are intended to improve air quality and trim carbon emissions from transportation, the source of about half the state’s greenhouse gases.