California is expected to ban the sale of new gasoline-powered cars by 2035. This is the first state to do so, and it could have a major impact on the US transition to tramaccording to a report from New York Times.
“California will now be the only government in the world to mandate zero-emission vehicles,” said Margo Oge, an EV expert who has led the EPA’s transportation emissions programs for many years. , talk to Times. “It’s the only one.”
The rule issued by the California Air Resources Board would require that 100% of new cars sold in the state by 2035 emit zero emissions of the fossil fuels primarily responsible for global warming, up from the current rate. 12% today. It sets interim targets requiring that 35 percent of new passenger cars sold in the state by 2026 produce zero emissions. This number will increase to 68% by 2030.
The Times said the new restrictions are important for two big reasons. The first day, California is the second largest car market in the US, as California Go, so does the country. More than a dozen states in the country have been known to lag behind California when it comes to setting their own vehicle emissions standards.
“The climate crisis is solvable if we focus on the big, bold steps needed to stem the tide of carbon pollution.” Gavin NewsonGovernor of California, said in a statement.
Experts say California’s new regulation, in both rigor and reach, could rival Washington’s law as one of the world’s most important climate change policies and could help cut significantly reduce the nation’s carbon dioxide emissions. The new rule is also expected to impact new policies in Washington and around the world to promote electric vehicles and cut automotive pollution.
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The Times says that at least 12 other states could soon adopt a similar policy. On top of that, five more that follow the Golden State’s broader vehicle pollution reduction program are expected to create a similar rule in about a year. All in all, that would mean about 30 percent of all states in the country would have similar gas bans.
