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California Plans to Ban Sales of New Gas-Powered Cars in 15 Years
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Posted: October 4th, 2020
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/23/climate/california-ban-ga...
California plans to ban the sale of new gasoline-powered cars statewide by 2035, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Wednesday, in a sweeping move aimed at accelerating the states efforts to combat global warming amid a deadly and record-breaking wildfire season. In an executive order, Governor Newsom directed Californias regulators to develop a plan that would require automakers to sell steadily more zero-emissions passenger vehicles in the state, such as battery-powered or hydrogen-powered cars and pickup trucks, until they make up 100 percent of new auto sales in just 15 years. The plan would also set a goal for all heavy-duty trucks on the road in California to be zero emissions by 2045 where possible. And the order directs the states transportation agencies to look for near-term actions to reduce Californians reliance on driving by, for example, expanding access to mass transit and biking. This is the next big global industry, Governor Newsom said at a news conference on Wednesday, referring to clean-energy technologies such as electric vehicles. And California wants to dominate it. California has long cast itself as a global leader on climate-change policy, having already passed a law to get 100 percent of its electricity from wind, solar and other sources that dont produce carbon dioxide by 2045.
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