HITTING THE BRAKES: Country’s Largest State Bans Buying New Gas-Powered Vehicles

California regulators moved Thursday to require all new vehicles in the state to run on electricity by 2035, an ambitious goal by the country’s most populous state to phase out gasoline-powered automobiles and curb carbon missions.

The decision by the California Air Resources Board came two years after Gov. Gavin Newsom first directed regulators to consider such a policy. If the goal is reached, California would cut emissions from cars in half by 2040.

Californians can keep driving and buying gas-powered vehicles after 2035, but no new models will be sold in the state thereafter.

The move could prompt other states to act in a similar fashion. The policy still needs federal approval, something considered very likely under the Biden administration.

One-fifth of automakers’ sales in California after 2035 could be plug-in hybrids, which run on batteries and gas, but the rest must be powered solely by electricity or hydrogen. (Read more from “Hitting the Brakes: Country’s Largest State Bans Buying New Gas-Powered Vehicles” HERE)

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