JBHT - Biden's Electric Truck Effort Grilled on Capitol Hill | Benzinga
The hearing before the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee's highway subcommittee on Tuesday prefaced a Congressional Review Act joint resolution of disapproval expected to be introduced in the Senate on Wednesday.
If the resolution is approved by both houses of Congress and signed by the president — or if Congress can override the president's veto — the Environmental Protection Agency's Phase 3 greenhouse gas emissions standards for heavy-duty trucks would be overturned.
At Tuesday's hearing, the regulation's biggest supporter among a panel of four witnesses was optimistic that the U.S. would be able to meet EPA's zero-emission standards for truck manufacturers beginning with the 2027 model year.
"That's in part because the industry is stepping up" testified Nick Nigro, founder of Atlas Public Policy, which specializes in policy aimed at accelerating electric vehicle markets.
"The three truck manufacturers that make up nearly three-quarters of the medium- and heavy-duty market — Daimler Truck, Volvo Group, Navistar ...