Posted on 08/24/2022 10:15:38 AM PDT by DFG
California is set to roll out its long-awaited ban on new gasoline cars on Thursday, which is part of its rule to have all new cars sold by 2035 to be electric only in an effort to fight climate change.
Governor Gavin Newsom first announced the ban in 2020 as a means to reduce the amount of smog-induced pollution in the air, which will improve the state's air quality that is the worst in the US.
The move will also make California the first in the world to mandate zero-emission vehicles on its roads.
Thursday's launch will require that 35 percent of new passenger vehicles sold in the state by 2026 produce zero emissions, then 68 percent by 2030 and ultimately 100 percent five years after.
'The climate crisis is solvable if we focus on the big, bold steps needed to stem the tide of carbon pollution,' Newsom said in a statement Wednesday.
The move, according to Newson, will cut greenhouse gas emissions by 35 percent in the nation's most populous state.
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CA already has brownouts and blackouts. It will be interesting to watch these idiots drive CA into the ground.
Yeah, that’s gonna work out real well with the massive illegal Mexican population who love to work on their gasoline-powered cars.
BREAKING NEWS! There is no such thing as ZEEEE-ROE emissions.
Gee 33.6% of electricity in California is generated by renewable sources. So does where the electricity comes from count?
Even if you bought it out of state, you won't be able to register it in CA.
“They won’t allow it to be registered in CA. “
not legal under the Commerce clause in the Constitution ...
The exodus out of California will accelerate.
Jay Leno... Empty your garage,,, buy a volt in solidarity with your fellow Californians. /s
I see an increase in car theft
Not a good time to own a car dealership.
A perfect way to keep you on a short leash.
For the middle class/poor, you get a government subsidy where you too can buy an electric car with a high output Maytag electric motor!
LA striving for the Havana look.
You bet that right.
No it won’t.
How long until California auto situation looks like Cuba, with so much effort is made to keep useful autos on the road. I am not sure how this shakes out, but new and used ICE prices must go up as there will more demand then the allowed supply and BEV are still in very limited supply and most models are also having rising prices. Probably would have reduced emissions more had they focused on removing autos 15 or more years old yet still be driven at least 8K miles per year. Instead of paying poorer people to replace their high emissions cars we take that money and subsidize wealthy to buy BEV. Makes perfect sense.
In California
Just wow....and given the state of their electrical grid they’re on a fast track to brown outs all the time. Thousands of EV’s now to drain the grid at super speeds. They probably think A/C units were a problem. Just wait...
Only the upper classes can afford these vehicles too. This is a huge middle finger to the middle class. They’re just creating a State of haves and have-nots.
....and he wants to run for President in 2024.
Sounds like they just put a turbocharger on the used car market, which will increase the number of old cars with more emissions vs new cars that pollute less. Liberal logic strikes again.
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