The California Air Resources Board issued a rule () officially bans the sale of all gas-powered vehicles in the state in 2035. The regulations come two years after Governor Gavin Newsom developed “passenger and truck vehicle regulations that require increasing the number of new zero-emission vehicles sold in the state toward a goal of 100% of sales in the state by 2035.”
The board of directors unanimously adopted a rule that would phase out the sale of internal combustion engine vehicles. By 2026, 35% of new car sales in the state should be electric, hybrid or hydrogen fuel cell models. That benchmark will increase to 68% by 2030 and 100% by 2035.
California Air Resources Council President Liane Randolph said the move will help reduce pollution from light trucks and cars by 50 percent by 2040. The state also aims to transition to 100 percent renewable energy by 2020. 2045.
The rule is likely to prompt similar moves by other states, like Note – and passed the law to that effect. California has taken the lead when it comes to setting strict emission standardswith at least 15 states adopting its rules.
Many established car manufacturers and brands have announced plans to fully transition to electric vehicles by 2035. aims to sell only hybrid and plug-in electric vehicles by 2026. and plan . is expected to complete a similar transition in 2035. Honda has of 2040. Ford, meanwhile, has committed to fully switching to electric vehicles in Europe
This week, Santa Rosa became the largest city in the US to ban the opening of new gas stations, as part of efforts to combat climate change. The city, in Sonoma County, has a out of a total of 176,938. The reported that more than half of the county’s 486,000 residents now live in jurisdictions where new gas stations are banned.
Officials in Los Angeles and New York states are considering similar measures. Between that and the ban on the sale of gasoline-powered cars, maybe one day not too far away, the notorious Los Angeles smog will be a thing of the past.
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