California Governor Gavin Newsom is set to ban all gas-powered cars by 2035, a development Democrats are hailing as a victory over “climate change.”
The move will be voted on by California’s Air Resources Board Thursday, and will establish strict quotas on new car sales for coming years, with a goal of 100% of new vehicles to be electric by 2035.
CNN reports: “Starting with 2026 models, 35% of new cars, SUVs and small pickups sold in California would be required to be zero-emission vehicles. That quota would increase each year, expected to reach 51% of all new car sales in 2028, 68% in 2030 and 100% in 2035. The quotas also would allow 20% of zero-emission cars sold to be plug-in hybrids.”
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Newswars.com reports: The New York Times admits California’s imposition of the new rule is important as many other states will follow its lead on emission regulations.
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The restrictions are important because not only is California the largest auto market in the United States, but more than a dozen other states typically follow California’s lead when setting their own auto emissions standards.
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At least 12 other states could potentially adopt the new California zero-emissions vehicle mandate relatively soon; another five states, which follow California’s broader vehicle pollution reduction program, are expected to adopt the rule in a year or so. If those states follow through, the restrictions on gasoline-vehicle sales would apply to about one-third of the United States’ auto market.
If passed, the new regulations would come on the heels of Joe Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act, which dedicates $370 billion for electric vehicle tax credits, charging stations and investment in new “clean energy” initiatives.
It’s as yet unclear how cars being charged using electricity produced by coal-burning and nuclear power plants would decrease carbon emitted in the state, but that’s not a question being asked or addressed by so-called climate experts.
