12 US states have decided to ban the sale of new gas-powered cars by 2035. This decision follows the Advanced Clean Cars II regulations passed by California, the first state to implement such a ban.
The policy, approved by the California Air Resources Board in August 2022, mandates that all new cars, SUVs, and pickup trucks sold in the state must generate zero tailpipe emissions by 2035. While this won’t remove existing vehicles from the road, it restricts automakers and car dealers to selling only electric vehicles and certain plug-in hybrids.
The Advanced Clean Cars II rule requires zero-emission vehicles to represent 35% of new cars and light trucks in lots by 2026, and then 68% by 2030, before reaching 100% in 2035. Eleven other states that link their standards to California’s have already announced plans to prohibit the sale of new internal combustion engine automobiles after 2035, and more could follow.
The states that have announced they’ll enforce the Advanced Clean Cars II rule and prohibit the sale of new gasoline-powered vehicles include Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Washington.
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