California moves to end sales of new gas-powered cars
Posted Sep 23, 2020 02:33:12 PM.
Last Updated Sep 23, 2020 02:40:32 PM.
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. Gavin Newsom says the state will halt sales of new gasoline-powered passenger cars and trucks by 2035.
On Wednesday he ordered state regulators to come up with requirements to meet that goal. California would be the first state with such a rule, though Germany and France are among countries that have a similar requirement.
Newsom’s plan would not ban people from owning gas-powered cars or selling them on the used car market. But it would end the sales of all new gasoline-powered passenger cars and trucks in the state.
California already has rules mandating a certain percentage of new car sales be electric or zero-emission vehicles.
Adam Beam, The Associated Press
