California Air Regulators Vote to Ban Sale of New Gasoline Cars by 2035

Officials in California voted to approve a plan on Thursday to ban the sale of new gasoline-powered cars by 2035.

The new rule would mandate that 100 percent of all new cars sold in California by 2035 must be zero-emission, according to the reports. The plan would set a target of 35 percent of new passenger vehicles sold in the state by 2026 being zero-emission. By 2030, that target would increase to 68 percent.

“The climate crisis is solvable if we focus on the big, bold steps necessary to stem the tide of carbon pollution,” California governor Gavin Newsom said in a statement to the New York Times.