More than a dozen states are debating whether to adopt California's plan to ban new gas cars by the year 2035 in an effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
More than a dozen states are debating whether to adopt California's plan to ban new gas cars by the year 2035.
A new California rule bans the sale of new gas-powered cars after 2035. Under the federal Clean Air Act, other states have to followCongress gave California permission to set its own car emission regulations decades ago. Other states don’t have the luxury to create their own rules. In Minnesota, they adopted California rules over a year ago in an effort to meet its goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions, but now changes to those rules have the state trying to figure out what works for them.
Electric vehicles currently make up only 2.3% of new vehicle sales in Minnesota, according to the Minnesota Auto Dealer’s Association. A ford electric vehicle charging station is pictured. Kelly Blue Book estimates show the overall price of a new vehicle, of any type, was $48,182 as of July 2022. The price of a new electric vehicle was $66,645 as of July 2022."They're so much fun to drive because an electric motor gives you a lot of torque. So, you can just take off," McKeown said.
At least seventeen states, including Minnesota, adopted California’s existing clean vehicle standards back in May. But last month, California announced a ban on new gas-powered cars by 2035… leaving states like Minnesota unsure what to do. "In the long run it will that’s what needs to be done I believe it will help to make the air cleaner," GS Motors Owner Pavel Ihnatovich said.
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