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Newsom Attempts To Mandate Full Transition to Electric Cars by 2035

Posted on AllSides September 24th, 2020

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California Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to end the sale of all gas-powered vehicles in California by 2035.

Apparently, Newsom is attempting to implement his own Green New Deal via executive order. He announced this plan Wednesday and released an order to phase out all in-state sales of gas-powered passenger vehicles by 2035, with a goal of 2045 for complete adoption of zero-emissions work vehicles.

Newsom's own announcement attempts to cast his order as, well, an order to the California Air Resources Board requiring it to end to all these sales...

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