At least eight states are planning to ban the sale of new gas-powered cars in the next decade - and others are considering joining them.
Only zero-emission vehicles can be sold in participating states beginning from the 2035 model year, according to the Advanced Clean Cars II legislation.
The rule, which was first adopted by California, means that automakers and dealerships would be banned from selling new gas cars in these states from that point onwards.
Americans will not be forced to take their gas-powered cars off the road, however, and will still be able to buy used and secondhand gas vehicles.
These states have gone further than the latest federal legislation announced last week, where the Biden administration released new rules to gradually phase out gas cars by 2032.
California was the first state to adopt the Advanced Clean Cars II rule, which will put a complete ban to new sales of gas-powered cars by 2035.
Rhode Island was the most recent state to join the list of states pledging to ban the sale of gas-powered cars, joining Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Oregon and Washington.
According to the site, the District of Columbia has also made the commitment.
@ISIDEWITH1mo1MO
So it won't apply to "light trucks", the category that effectively includes crossovers, SUVs, and pickup trucks? Given the popularity of these styles (thanks heavily in part to more favorable to automaker CAFE standards and the increased profit margins for manufacturers, hence their push to put butts in these vehicles), it seems like a gaping loophole in this new rule, unless they are going to be closing the light truck loophole too.
@BudgetBillFredVeteran1mo1MO
right, this is counter-productive because there won't be any small gas vehicles left, so it is an incentive for the creation of more large gas engines. Grandstanding, without a classification change.
@ISIDEWITH1mo1MO
Do you believe banning the sale of new gas cars is an effective way to address environmental concerns, and why or why not?
@9L5PPDW1mo1MO
It is not effective if it is enforced immediately, but if it is enforced in the future in 20 years with enough time for electronic automotive industry to develop, then it is okay.
@ISIDEWITH1mo1MO
@M4jorityRaccoonGreen1mo1MO
I got an EV for the environment, gas prices, the hassle of having to fill it up, and the tax incentive. The biggest surprise to me about my EV is that it is hands down, by far, the best car I've ever owned. It drives like nothing else. The acceleration of a motor is so much smoother than an engine. Having to drive a gas car after getting used to an EV feels like driving a bicycle it's so slow and jerky. It is so quiet I had to set a speed warning because the first time I drove it I was almost going 100 and didn't notice. The battery puts the center of gravity so low that it cor… Read more
@BobolinkEddieGreen1mo1MO
We need to move beyond just electric vehicles. We need robust public transportation and high speed rail.
@WaspGeorgeDemocrat1mo1MO
The US has had a number of wakeup calls: floods, wildfires, droughts, heat waves and stronger storms like Hurricane Katrina and New Orleans, Hurricane Sandy and NYC, Hurricane Harvey and Houston and Hurricane Maria and Puerto Rico and Hurricane Florence and the Carolinas.
Although it appears the US slept through the calls, the front desk will keep trying with louder calls for a very long time. It may take something like the erasure of a major city by a strong hurricane to wake us up. Who knows?
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