New cars sold after that date have to be zero omissin or mostly battery electric. This feels like a dramatic lean into climate conscious policy, especially given how car centric the state is. It's not the whole country, and there re a lot of big states, texas and states in the middle of the country that don't go along with it. But california does have a lot of poll in environmental issues, and especially in regulating auto omissions.
As California watches the impact of rising temperatures devastate its environment with brutal heat waves and raging fires, the state is taking increasingly far-reaching steps to combat climate change.
One of those measures — banning the sale of new gasoline-powered cars by 2035 — could prove a turning point for the transition to electric vehicles.
Guest: Neal E. Boudette, an automotive correspondent for The New York Times.
Background reading:
Not only is California the largest auto market in the United States, but more than a dozen other states also typically follow California’s lead when setting their own auto emissions standards.