From California, Power Line's Steve Hayward reports that, in anticipation of the Trump presidency, the CA Air Resources Board has withdrawn four requests for waiver of national regulations. Those waivers had sought permission to impose stricter limits than the rest of the nation.
The most grievous was one mandating the end of diesel trucks. Evidence has shown that the huge weight of the batteries needed for EVs to pull heavy loads cancels out any advantage over diesel.
Further evidence, if any was needed, that we are seeing salutary outcomes from the new Trump administration, even before it takes office. I cautiously admit to some modest optimism that a common sense era may be aborning.
