The new rules do not affect California, which already has the nation’s toughest tailpipe emissions standards. The new rules’ goals for electric vehicles, while groundbreaking nationally…
By Matthew Daly and Tom Krisher | Associated Press
Last August, at the direction of Gov. Gavin Newsom, the California Air Resources Board approved landmark rules to prohibit the sale of all new gasoline-powered cars, SUVs, minivans, and pickups in the state by 2035. Those rules followed similar regulations already passed in many European countries. For slightly larger, medium-duty trucks, the EPA projects 46% of new vehicle sales will be EVs in 2032.
“The question isn’t can this be done, it’s how fast can it be done,” Bozzella wrote. “How fast will depend almost exclusively on having the right policies and market conditions in place.”
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