“This is a hugely important inflection point. This rule finally, definitively puts us on the path to 100% zero-emission vehicles,” said
One of the biggest roadblocks could be the lack of charging stations for electric cars. Nearly 1.2 million chargers will be needed for the 8 million zero-emission vehicles expected in California by 2030,. Right now, there are only about 70,000 with another 123,000 on the way, falling far short. In an effort to address consumer reluctance, manufacturers would be required to meet minimum performance, durability and warranty requirements for zero-emission vehicles. Cars must be able to drive at least 150 miles on a single charge, up from the current 50-mile mandate, and batteries will need to last longer and carry a manufacturer’s warranty.
California can be the posterboy for the consequences of these garbage policies. I honestly can't wait.
Good news, good reporting. This — “Vehicles that run on gasoline or diesel fuel are the state’s biggest sources of planet-warming greenhouse gases, smog and dangerous particles” — is controllable & why we have to keep pushing to go even faster toward electric.
'The rule does not apply to sales of pre-owned cars, and it wouldn’t do anything to force the millions of existing gasoline-powered cars off roads.' Gotta start somewhere. Good to see this happening.
Say that the car-buying market wants to purchase 70% non-zero emission vehicles in 2026 or beyond. Will only 65% of vehicles brought into CA for sale be permitted to be non-zero emission and after that any purchasers are up a creek if they don't want EV?
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