California proposes to triple electric vehicle sales by 2026

California proposes to triple electric vehicle sales by 2026

Wednesday, April 13, 2022

Thirty-five percent of all new cars sold in California would be electric by 2026 under a new proposal from the state Air Resources Board. 

Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) has set a target of fully phasing out new fossil fuel-powered cars, the source of about 25 percent of the state’s greenhouse gas emissions, by 2035. The state is the first to set such a phaseout plan for vehicles. The new proposal would triple electric vehicle sales in the next four years.

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