California's push to phase out sales of new gasoline-powered vehicles in just over a decade represents a major step in driving the nation toward an all-electric future and reducing air pollution.sales, along with new standards EV's range of travel and incentives for carmakers to sell them more cheaply. The plan marks a tectonic shift for the nation's most populous state and its largest car-sales market, auto industry and environmental experts said.
"In the U.S., transportation is the largest single source of global warming pollution, and in California the majority of those emissions come from passenger cars and trucks," David Reichmuth, senior engineer in the clean transportation program at the Union of Concerned Scientists, told CBS MoneyWatch.
"Most car makers are committed to a zero-emissions future — it's a question of how fast they can achieve it," said Maas of the dealers' association."The real question, and one that is unanswerable at this point, is whether consumers are prepared to buy these vehicles as fast as CARB wants to mandate them."The new rules are likely to make car-buying pricier for Californians in the short term, while over the longer term likely making zero-emissions vehicles cheaper.
The final nail in California’s coffin
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Lmao Cali. Rolling brown outs but wants to push everyone to change propulsion methods. Can't wait to watch this disaster unfold.