https://www.cnbc.com/2022/04/13/california-releases-proposal…
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California’s clean-air regulators introduced a plan this week that would ramp up the sale of electric and zero-emissions vehicles while phasing out the sale of new gasoline-fueled vehicles by 2035.
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The proposal, if enacted by the California Air Resources Board, would require 35% of new passenger vehicle sales to be powered by batteries or hydrogen by 2026, and 100% of sales to be net-zero emissions less than a decade later.
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Shifting the transportation sector to cleaner energy is a key component of the state’s plan to combat climate change, as cars, trucks and other vehicles represent roughly 40% of its pollution.