California will ban sales of new gasoline-powered cars by 2035
Author: Nathan Rott
California could become the first US state to phase out petrol powered cars by 2035, by incentivising car manufacturers and consumers to transition into electric vehicles. The California Air Resources Board will vote on an executive order enacted by Governor Gavin Newsom. Mr Newsom said he would lead the revolution towards zero emissions in the transportation sector. The government is offering low-income earners grants of up to $9,500 to encourage petrol-powered trade-ins for a new electric vehicle. "California now has a groundbreaking, world-leading plan to achieve 100% zero-emission vehicle sales by 2035," said the state's governor, Gavin Newsom. "It's ambitious, it's innovative, it's the action we must take if we're serious about leaving the planet better off for future generations." Transportation is the largest source of climate-warming greenhouse gas emissions in the country, and scientists have said in increasingly dire language that drastic cuts to those emissions are crucial to providing a livable future on the planet.