{"id":25980935,"date":"2025-01-29T19:09:20","date_gmt":"2025-01-29T19:09:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wheels2025dev.wpenginepowered.com\/?post_type=project&#038;p=25980935"},"modified":"2026-06-11T19:43:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T19:43:10","slug":"carb-drops-waiver-request-for-acf-what-it-means-for-fleet-managers","status":"publish","type":"project","link":"https:\/\/www.wheels.com\/public\/resource\/carb-drops-waiver-request-for-acf-what-it-means-for-fleet-managers\/","title":{"rendered":"CARB Drops Waiver Request for ACF: What It Means for Fleet Managers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>CARB, or the California Air Resources Board, recently withdrew its request to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for a waiver and authorization for the addition of the Advanced Clean Fleets (ACF) regulation to its emission control program.\u00a0 In the absence of this waiver, CARB is currently evaluating alternative strategies to enhance air quality and reduce pollutants that negatively affect health and climate change.\u00a0\u00a0 This withdrawal by CARB effectively stalls the enforcement of the emissions and fuel efficiency standards under ACF, which had a stated goal of achieving a fully zero-emissions medium and heavy-duty vehicle fleet in California by 2035.\u00a0\u00a0 Please understand that the fleet reporting requirements set forth in ACF are not impacted by this withdrawal. Visit the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.com\/v3\/__https:\/ww2.arb.ca.gov\/our-work\/programs\/advanced-clean-fleets__;!!N5JibfVf!PGmguR3j1_YN8O5WTWg9bVagXJZJoE9mLbVindP5y0If0ANUdsSqxj5HrwcRoqU8HsqRcdbsqeYHFqp6Rv4ISwAEHhg$\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ACF website<\/a>\u00a0for additional information on this update.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Here\u2019s what fleet managers should know:<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Other Programs Going Strong:<\/strong>\u00a0Despite the withdrawal of the ACF rule,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ww2.arb.ca.gov\/our-work\/programs\/advanced-clean-trucks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">California\u2019s Advanced Clean Trucks (ACT)<\/a>\u00a0regulation remains in effect, requiring manufacturers to gradually increase sales of zero-emission trucks. However, there is currently no mandate for fleets to purchase these trucks due to the paused ACF ruling. Other efforts like CARB\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wheels.com\/public\/clean-truck-check\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Clean Truck Check (CTC)<\/a>\u00a0and California\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ww2.arb.ca.gov\/our-work\/programs\/advanced-clean-cars-program\/advanced-clean-cars-ii\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Advanced Clean Cars II (ACC II)<\/a>\u00a0are still on track. Aiming to ban sales of gas-only vehicles by 2035, ACC II will impact manufacturers and consumers alike, with more stringent emissions standards being placed on non-ZEV vehicles and changes in inventory expected to start in 2026.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Help with Electrification:<\/strong>\u00a0Wheels is still here to help California customers with their plans to switch to electric vehicles (EVs), no matter what happens with ACF. This includes helping you get the vehicles and building the EV infrastructure you need.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you would like guidance and support in your efforts to understand, absorb, and take necessary steps to prepare for these changes, we are here to help. Please reach out to a member of your Wheels Account Team who will connect you with our subject matter experts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CARB, or the California Air Resources Board, recently withdrew its request to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for a waiver and authorization for the addition of the Advanced Clean Fleets (ACF) regulation to its emission control program.\u00a0 In the absence of this waiver, CARB is currently evaluating alternative strategies to enhance air quality and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":148,"featured_media":25980936,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"project_category":[17],"project_tag":[],"class_list":["post-25980935","project","type-project","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","project_category-blog"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is 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