California bans campers.
No, not the dilapidated fire traps illegally parked in crime- and drug-infested encampments across the state. There are approximately 10,000 in the Los Angeles metropolitan area alone. That's okay.
The regulation, which effectively bans the sale of new motorhomes with a gross vehicle weight of more than 8,500 pounds, goes into effect on January 1, 2025.
What the Golden State wants to do away with are the new campers that retirees buy to spend their years traveling.
Starting in 2025, California's Advanced Clean Truck Regulations, aimed at promoting zero-emission vehicles, will almost completely “ban” campervan sales in the state.
And Oregon, Washington, New York, New Jersey and Massachusetts will put the kibosh on campervan sales, as they follow California Air Resources Board regulations.
As I said last week, if we want to free ourselves from California's strict authority over what we can drive, we need to cut this CARB.
The ACT regulation requires manufacturers of medium- and heavy-duty vehicles to increase the percentage of sales of zero-emission vehicles each year.
The regulation, which effectively bans the sale of new motorhomes with a gross vehicle weight of more than 8,500 pounds, goes into effect on January 1, 2025.
Since 2020, the RV Industry Association has been asking CARB to waive the ACT regulation, citing the negative impact on motorhome manufacturers and dealers, to no avail.
Complicating matters are two other recently passed regulations: the Omnibus Low NOx Rule and the Advanced Clean Fleet Rule. These rules, along with the ACT, call for the gradual replacement of medium and heavy-duty vehicles with zero-emission vehicles by 2036.
CARB also focuses on off-road vehicles with small off-road engine regulations that threaten spark-ignition engines in generators. So, are off-road vehicles and gasoline generators unnecessary?
This is going too far.
These rules also apply to 2026 model year motorhomes in Vermont. The rule goes into effect for the 2027 model year in Colorado, Maryland, New Mexico, and Rhode Island.
Get ready to use electricity whether you like it or not. If you have an older motorhome, it will need to be smogged twice a year. More regulation means more money coming out of your pocket.
This all happened due to California's August vote to ban the sale of new gasoline-fueled vehicles by 2035.
It is clearly unconstitutional for one country to control 49 other countries. We need to fight this regulation at the federal level.
We will keep you informed as usual.
