AB 2455 Summary

• Allows natural gas vehicles and electric battery vehicles to exceed weight limits on the power unit by up to 2,000 pounds, to the extent authorized by federal law.

• Permits natural gas and electric battery vehicles to have a maximum gross vehicle weight of 82,000 pounds instead of the standard 80,000 pound limit.

• Replaces references to "near-zero-emission" and "zero-emission" vehicles with "natural gas vehicle or electric battery vehicle" throughout California vehicle weight regulations.

• Justifies the weight increase based on greenhouse gas emission reductions and federal law authorization for these specific vehicle powertrains.

• Modifies weighmaster certification rules to recognize the 82,000 pound limit for natural gas and electric battery vehicles loaded at pre-highway weighing sites.