4 Oregon Trucking Association, Inc. Oregon Truck Dispatch engine (ICE), the current federal excise tax on trucks wipes out any incentive for the purchase of a BEV provided by the Inflation Reduction Act. 2. According to ATRI, the use of renewable diesel achieves more than double the lifetime CO2 emissions reductions compared to a BEV, measured against the baseline of a current ICE vehicle. 3. Without any change to federal weight allowances, the increased weight of a BEV will require 1.343 BEVs to every one diesel truck to haul an equivalent amount of freight, thus worsening congestion and increasing the cost to transition. 4. Given the much longer refueling times with a BEV, most charging infrastructure will have to be installed at terminals, making the utility of public charging infrastructure investments limited. You can also come to OTA’s Trucking Day at the Capitol in Salem and remind policymakers why following in California’s footsteps for a purchase mandate would be a mistake. Want to know the latest bills introduced or environmental regulations proposed? Join OTA’s Government Affairs Committee and hear it straight from our experts as it happens. If you’re too busy for that, maybe you’d prefer to be part of OTA in Action, our grassroots advocacy program, where you can just occasionally make a phone call or send an email when called upon to explain how a new law or regulation would impact your business. Or come to our annual conference in August and learn how your peers are navigating these rules. The choice of how and how much to get involved is yours. But I do hope you get and stay engaged with OTA and encourage your peers to join if they’re not members as our industry navigates so much profound change during this vast technological transition. Chair Message, cont.
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