California to Ban the New Gasoline Cars sales to stop greenhouse gas emissions and promoting Electric cars.
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California Air Resources Board, set target that all new cars sold in the state by 2035 be free of greenhouse gas emissions like carbon dioxide.
The law will invest $370 billion in spending and tax credits on clean energy programs, the largest action taken by the federal government to combat climate change..
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New rule will cut greenhouse gas emissions from passenger vehicles by more than 50 percent in 2040 from the levels that were expected without the policy.
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The California Air Resources Board asserted that by 2026 it is aiming for 35% of all newly purchased passenger cars to produce zero emissions.
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California is the first state in the US to implement such a policy.
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General Motors said that the company also had a goal of selling only electric vehicles by 2035.
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Ford said the company planned to invest more than $50 billion in electric vehicles and batteries by 2026
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Honda called California’s rule “an ambitious but important milestone”
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Toyota said that they acknowledged California’s “leadership in climate policies and its authority to set vehicle emissions standards under the Clean Air Act.”
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Alliance for Automotive Innovation said that automakers wanted to see more electric vehicles on the roads, but that California’s mandates would be “extremely challenging” to meet.