From 2035, only zero-emission new vehicles will be registered in California. The end for cars with petrol and diesel engines announced by the emission control agency of the most populous US state on Thursday implements a goal formulated in September 2020 by Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom.
Rapidly increasing the number of zero-emission vehicles on California’s roads will “drastically reduce emissions and pollution,” said agency chief Liane Randolph.
Two interim goals are to be achieved in California before cars with combustion engines are completely phased out in 13 years: by 2026, a third of new cars should be emission-free vehicles, i.e. electric, hydrogen and certain hybrid vehicles. From 2030, two-thirds of new cars should be emission-free. The schedule is “ambitious but achievable,” Randolph said.
