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California plans to ban the sale of new gasoline-powered cars statewide by 2035, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Wednesday, in a sweeping move aimed at accelerating the state’s efforts to combat global warming amid a deadly and record-breaking wildfire season.
In an executive order, Governor Newsom directed California’s regulators to develop a plan that would require automakers to sell steadily more zero-emissions passenger vehicles in the state, such as battery-powered or hydrogen-powered cars and pickup trucks, until they make up 100 percent of new auto sales in just 15 years.
The plan would also set a goal for all heavy-duty trucks on the road in California to be zero emissions by 2045 where possible. And the order directs the state’s transportation agencies to look for near-term actions to reduce Californian’s reliance on driving by, for example, expanding access to mass transit and biking.
“This is the next big global industry,” Governor Newsom said at a news […]
Some of us older citizens can only depend upon older gas powered cars unfortunately because we cannot afford new cars and do not have any choice in the matter. I drive a 1990 Toyota and will probably have to drive it until I pass away. I keep it working by repairing it myself and have even rebuilt the engine in my driveway and it still runs well. I have also replaced fenders and other parts to keep it in shape so it always passes inspection. i even put in a whole new brake system because that is the most important part of any car. I would love to have enough money to buy a new electric car, but I would also have to put in a new electrical system in my house because I am at the limit of my load capacity already, and that would be another expense which I could never afford.
P.S.: how much we drive is very much important in the total analysis of how destructive our gasoline powered automobiles are. For instance, I only put 300 miles on my Toyota last year. I drive it very little, whereas some people drive 1000’s of miles a year and most of it is not even necessary. That should also be a condition of how much we pay for auto insurance, but isn’t.