California Vows to Ban Sale of New Gasoline-Powered Passenger Vehicles in 2035

California Vows to Ban Sale of New Gasoline-Powered Passenger Vehicles in 2035
Commuters navigate early morning traffic as they drive towards downtown in Los Angeles, Calif., on July 22, 2019. Mike Blake/Reuters File Photo
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WASHINGTON/LOS ANGELES—California plans to ban the sale of new gasoline powered passenger cars and trucks starting in 2035 in a dramatic move to shift to electric vehicles and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, Gov. Gavin Newsom said on Wednesday.

Newsom told a press conference the state was committing to a “firm goal” to phase out the sale of new gasoline-powered vehicles by 2035 and was encouraging other states to take similar action.