Ford has supported California’s right to set its own vehicle emissions standards since the very beginning, as that state has long fought to do precisely that. In fact, the automaker even chose to leave the Truck and Engine Manufacturing Association (EMA) early last year after it began lobbying against climate regulations for heavy-duty trucks, opposing a proposed rule from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that aims to slash greenhouse gases created by large trucks. Now, select Ford Super Duty diesel models won’t be sold in California.
According to a dealer bulletin recently seen by CarsDirect, select 2025 Ford Super Duty chassis cab models will not be sold or delivered to California due to increasing emissions standards. “2025MY diesel Super Duty chassis cab units above 19,500 gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) (i.e. F-600) cannot be sold or delivered to customers who register their vehicles in the state of California,” the bulletin reads. “This is in addition to the ongoing moratorium on sales and deliveries in California for diesel F-650/750.”
As far as upfitters go, the bulletin notes that affected “units will have to be transported from the upfitter in these states to another state to be sold.” “This decision will help Ford Motor Company meet greenhouse gas and criteria emissions standards, improve the overall environmental performance of our fleet and is in accordance with the Heavy-Duty Low NOx standards…”
This decision stems from California’s mandate banning the sale of diesel-powered medium- and heavy-duty vehicles starting in 2036, which passed last year. The state is trying to prompt fleets to convert to EVs or hydrogen-powered alternatives in the coming years, though they are also set to be forced to do precisely that by 2042. The belief is that diesel-powered vehicles like the Ford F-600, F-650, and F-750 emit far too many harmful pollutants that are hazardous to public health, though in this case, these models are typically reserved largely for commercial applications – along with a small number of camper conversions and other models.
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Ford management is dumber than a box of rocks. They have so bought into the climate change hysteria that they’ll shoot themselves in the foot just to look like they’re woke.