New California Law Could Shed Light on Electric Truck Prices

Why do battery-electric Class 8 trucks remain so expensive? A California bill signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom would give fleets and state agencies more visibility into what manufacturers charge.

A California bill designed to bring more transparency to electric-truck pricing — and potentially make state incentives more effective for fleets — has been signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom.

SB 1213 requires truck manufacturers to disclose vehicle pricing information as a condition of participating in California zero-emissions incentive programs such as the Hybrid and Zero-Emission Truck and Bus Voucher Incentive Project, better known simply as HVIP.

Editor's Note: This story originally was published on August 31, 2026, and was updated September 21, 2026, to reflect Gov. Newsom's signing of the bill.

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