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CLEAN AIR COSTS * USA - CARB's diesel emission rule too costly
This technology isn't even in production yet so it is impossible to put an exact price tag on it. Raley's Supermarkets is testing one of these new diesel exhaust cleansing systems on just 20 newer-model big rigs at a cost of $500,000.
San Francisco,CAL,USA -The San Francisco Chronicle, by Bob Ramorino -June 3, 2008: -- ... For the past several years, California's trucking industry has worked closely with the state Legislature and the California Air Resources Board (CARB) to find practical, realistic ways to clean up diesel trucks, and to accomplish that goal without putting an undue burden on California's businesses and consumers... Although this regulation is still a work in progress, its impact is clear: In the next five years, every diesel truck and bus operating in California, regardless of the year it was manufactured, will be required to meet the new emission standard. Targeting older diesel vehicles is one thing, but to make a one-size-fits-all rule that even targets trucks less than 5 years old puts a heavy burden on businesses in California... Despite claims to the contrary that have run on these pages, given our state's $17.2 billion budget deficit, precious few state resources are available to pay for this sort of far-reaching regulation... Some have mentioned new technology that can help diesel trucks meet these new standards. Unfortunately this technology isn't even in production yet so it is impossible to put an exact price tag on it. Consider that Raley's Supermarkets is testing one of these new diesel exhaust cleansing systems on just 20 newer-model big rigs at a cost of $500,000. This system still needs to be certified by CARB and probably wouldn't be on the market until 2010. If we try to multiply these same costs by the hundreds of thousands of diesel trucks and buses that would fall under the new CARB regulation, we are looking at a regulation that would come with an unprecedented price tag just to retrofit trucks and buses. This doesn't include the cost of new diesel trucks, which can range anywhere from $120,000 to $150,000 each...
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