California is set to ban the sale of new internal combustion engine cars in 2035, but there’s a possibility that date could be moved forward to 2030.
The Executive Board of the California Democratic Party recently adopted a resolution calling for the end to new ICE car sales across the state by 2030. This resolution will now be sent to Governor Gavin Newsom, Senate President Pro Tem Toni Atkins, and Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon who will decide whether or not to enact it.
The Californian cities of Culver City, Oakland, and Berkeley are already targeting a 2030 deadline.
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Electrek says the resolution mentions that California’s economy benefits from faster EV adoption and that pollution disproportionately affects disadvantaged communities.
California Governor Gavin Newsom issued an executive order in September 2020 that all new passenger vehicles sold in the state by zero emissions by 2035. At the time, Newsom said the transportation sector is “responsible for more than half of all of California’s carbon pollution, 80 percent of smog-forming pollution, and 95 percent of toxic diesel emissions.”
The California Air Resources Board is also developing ICE bans for medium- and heavy-duty vehicles which will go into effect by 2045.
Since California announced its 2035 ban, a number of other U.S. states have followed suit. For example, Massachusetts confirmed earlier this year that it will ban the sale of new gasoline-powered cars by 2035, while 12 state governors sent a letter to President Biden requesting to end all ICE-powered new car sales nationwide by 2045.
