SUMMARY: A coalition of 24 states, led by Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers, has filed a brief opposing a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) electric truck mandate aimed at increasing sales of electric semitrucks by 2032. The mandate requires 60% of new urban delivery trucks and 25% of long-haul tractors to be electric. Critics argue that electric trucks are significantly more expensive than diesel models, and the mandate could burden truckers with an estimated $620 billion in charging infrastructure costs. The brief asserts that the decision should rest with Congress, not federal bureaucrats, warning it could disrupt supply chains and raise consumer prices.

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