California Adopts 2005-2006 Engine Rule

California adopted diesel engine regulations for 2005 and 2006, effectively closing an unregulated gap and creating an environmental “law of the land” for truck makers.

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The state’s Air Resources Board has mandated that engine makers produce engines in the 2005-2006 time frame that are as clean as what federal regulations require for 2002-2004.

Thirteen other states are expected to follow suit next year. If that happens, those states would wield the right to oversee 40% of the new truck market.

Because no federal diesel engine regulations exist for 2005-2006, the California Air Resources Board felt it had to take action, according to a board spokesman. (11-27, p.1) Engines produced for sale in that state in 2005-2006 cannot emit more than 2.0 grams of nitrogen oxides per brake, per horsepower diesels during this unregulated period until EPA’s 2007 engine standards take effect.

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