California to ban the sale of new gasoline cars: ‘This is huge’
2 years, 3 months ago

California to ban the sale of new gasoline cars: ‘This is huge’

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The state government’s “clean air” agency will also ban gasoline trucks and SUVs the same year. “This is huge,” said Margo Oge, an electric vehicles expert who oversaw the Clinton, Bush and Obama administrations’ Environmental Protection Agency’s transportation emissions programmes. The ban on gas-powered vehicles will put more pressure on car manufacturers to increase their output of electric vehicles, which currently make up around 15 per cent of all new vehicles sold in California, according to the California New Car Dealer’s Association. The legislation, which also has a host of clean energy incentives, is expected to cut the US’s domestic carbon footprint by 40 per cent by 2030, according to a number of independent analyses.

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California’s effort to put new gas cars in the rearview gets greenlight from EPA
3 days, 19 hours ago

California’s effort to put new gas cars in the rearview gets greenlight from EPA

LA Times  

Here’s what you need to know to start your day. In an aerial view, electric vehicles recharge at a charging station on Feb. 15, 2023, in Corte Madera, Calif. ‘Step up’ or ‘get left behind’ With the EPA’s approval, California will join Canada, the United Kingdom and the 27 countries of the European Union with policies that ban new gasoline …

Biden administration approves California plans to ban sale of gas-only vehicles
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4 days, 19 hours ago

Biden administration approves California plans to ban sale of gas-only vehicles

NPR  

Biden administration approves California plans to ban sale of gas-only vehicles The Biden administration has approved California's plan to require new vehicles sold in the state by 2035 to have zero-emissions. A MARTÍNEZ, BYLINE: The Biden administration has approved California's plan to require all new cars, trucks and SUVs sold in the state in 2035 to be zero-emission vehicles. LAURA …

Trump and California draw battle lines around electric cars
4 days, 19 hours ago

Trump and California draw battle lines around electric cars

Politico  

“Everybody’s gearing up for a showdown on zero-emission vehicles,” said Bill Magavern, policy director at environmental group Coalition for Clean Air. A Trump spokesperson said Wednesday that the president-elect has “a mandate to implement the promises he made on the campaign trail, including stopping attacks on gas-powered cars.” “When he takes office, President Trump will support the auto industry, allowing …

EPA grants California authority to ban sales of new gas cars by 2035. Action faces reversal by Trump
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5 days, 4 hours ago

EPA grants California authority to ban sales of new gas cars by 2035. Action faces reversal by Trump

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Environmental Protection Agency …

Biden makes a last big push to keep Trump from killing the electric car
5 days, 19 hours ago

Biden makes a last big push to keep Trump from killing the electric car

Politico  

Trump has already vowed to undo California’s electric vehicle rules, similar to his effort five years ago to stop the state from imposing car and truck pollution standards more stringent than the federal government’s. The first Trump administration argued that California was effectively imposing fuel economy rules by regulating vehicles’ greenhouse gas emissions. AGAIN, MERRY CHRISTMAS!” Hallowed history Asked whether …

U.S. Supreme Court will decide if oil industry may sue to block California’s zero-emissions goal
1 week, 3 days ago

U.S. Supreme Court will decide if oil industry may sue to block California’s zero-emissions goal

LA Times  

Gavin Newsom speaks at a press conference on Sept. 23, 2020, at Cal Expo in Sacramento, where he announced an executive order requiring the sale of all new passenger vehicles to be zero-emission by 2035, a move the governor says would achieve a significant reduction in greenhouse gas emissions. The Supreme Court opened the door Friday for a potential challenge …

Newsom: If Trump cuts energy credits, we'll pass our own — and exclude Musk's Tesla
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Newsom: If Trump cuts energy credits, we'll pass our own — and exclude Musk's Tesla

Raw Story  

Donald Trump and his right-hand man, tech billionaire Elon Musk, want to abolish federal tax subsidies for electric vehicles. Gavin Newsom is issuing a threat, reported The Daily Beast: if those tax credits go away, California will pass its own— and add a requirement that disqualifies Musk's company. Even though Musk himself runs Tesla, the country's most famous electric vehicle …

California could keep the $7,500 EV credit alive if Trump kills the cost-saving measure, Newsom says
4 weeks ago

California could keep the $7,500 EV credit alive if Trump kills the cost-saving measure, Newsom says

CNN  

CNN — California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Monday he will provide $7,500 electric vehicle rebates for his state if President-elect Donald Trump and congressional Republicans dismantle the federal credit – one of several consumer cost-saving measures in President Joe Biden’s climate bill. “We’re not turning back on a clean transportation future — we’re going to make it more affordable for …

Newsom’s Hail Mary to defend California from Trump
1 month, 1 week ago

Newsom’s Hail Mary to defend California from Trump

Politico  

“I was surprised that it came out so early, ahead of the traditional top tier appointments like Justice and Defense and State and Treasury,” said Bill Magavern, a policy director at Coalition for Clean Air. His office put the argument in broad terms Tuesday: “Continuing California’s leadership — as the 5th largest economy in the world — in pushing for …

Toyota executive lashes out at U.S. regulations promoting EV sales
1 month, 1 week ago

Toyota executive lashes out at U.S. regulations promoting EV sales

LA Times  

Toyota Motor Corp.’s North American chief operating officer criticized U.S. policies promoting speedy adoption of electric vehicles, calling them “de facto mandates” out of sync with consumer demand. Noting that government support for EVs has been a hotly debated issue in the U.S. presidential election, Toyota North America COO Jack Hollis said sales of all-electric vehicle should grow organically, without …

House backs measure to overturn Biden auto emissions rule that Republicans say would force EV sales
3 months ago

House backs measure to overturn Biden auto emissions rule that Republicans say would force EV sales

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The GOP-controlled House approved a resolution Friday that would overturn a new Biden administration rule on automobile emissions that Republicans say would force Americans to buy unaffordable electric vehicles they don’t want. While former President Donald Trump and other Republicans have lambasted the rule as an EV “mandate,’' the rule would not force all sales of EVs. She …

Trump vows to axe Biden’s electric car mandate on ‘day one’
5 months ago

Trump vows to axe Biden’s electric car mandate on ‘day one’

The Telegraph  

Donald Trump has vowed to unwind government support for electric cars from “day one” if he regains control of the White House. Ahead of November’s presidential election, the Republican nominee said he would scrap rules that will gradually outlaw petrol, diesel and hybrid vehicles, while also describing electric car subsidies as an “incredible waste”. Mr Trump has previously threatened to …

Court upholds California’s authority to set nation-leading vehicle emission rules
8 months, 1 week ago

Court upholds California’s authority to set nation-leading vehicle emission rules

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California can continue to set its own nation-leading vehicle emissions standards, a federal court ruled Tuesday — two years after the Biden administration restored the state’s authority to do so as part of its efforts to reverse Trump-era environmental rollbacks. In 2022, Ohio led a coalition of states in filing a petition to attempt to block California’s …

Push to ban EVERY Australian from buying petrol-powered cars in just 12 years
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Push to ban EVERY Australian from buying petrol-powered cars in just 12 years

Daily Mail  

Petrol and diesel vehicles should be banned from sale by 2035 and households forced to buy replacements, a Climate Council report has recommended. The Climate Council's transport report, released on Tuesday, said the government should make taxi, ride-share and government fleet vehicles all electric, to move more freight by rail rather than trucks, and to spend more taxpayer money on …

EPA issues new clean air rules for heavy-duty trucks. California’s rules are tougher
8 months, 3 weeks ago

EPA issues new clean air rules for heavy-duty trucks. California’s rules are tougher

LA Times  

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued tough new emissions standards Friday for heavy-duty trucks and buses, with the aim of cutting air pollution, addressing climate change and boosting economic growth. The new federal rules will curtail a billion tons of greenhouse gas emissions each year and provide financial benefits worth $13 billion annually “related to public health, climate, and savings …

EPA issues new auto rules aimed at cutting carbon emissions, boosting electric vehicles and hybrids
9 months ago

EPA issues new auto rules aimed at cutting carbon emissions, boosting electric vehicles and hybrids

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration announced new automobile emissions standards Wednesday that officials called the most ambitious plan ever to cut planet-warming emissions from passenger vehicles. The auto industry cited lower sales growth in objecting to the EPA’s preferred standards unveiled last April as part of its ambitious plan to cut planet-warming emissions from passenger vehicles. The EPA said that …

Editorial: Hold the applause. Biden’s new EV rules don’t go fast enough for the climate crisis
9 months ago

Editorial: Hold the applause. Biden’s new EV rules don’t go fast enough for the climate crisis

LA Times  

It may be tempting to look at new rules finalized Wednesday by the Biden administration boosting sales of electric vehicles as a big step toward slashing climate-changing pollution. Opinion Editorial: Biden doesn’t need to weaken EV rules to get reelected President Biden is reportedly looking at delaying electric vehicle rules in an apparent campaign strategy. It’s also a concession to …

Biden administration revs up plans to transition from gas-powered vehicles to EVs
9 months ago

Biden administration revs up plans to transition from gas-powered vehicles to EVs

LA Times  

The nation’s slow transition to electric vehicles got a boost Wednesday when the Biden administration announced it had finalized the strongest-ever pollution standards for cars and light trucks. The Environmental Protection Agency rule, which would begin taking effect with model year 2027, would require car manufacturers to increase sales of electric vehicles while cutting carbon emissions from gasoline-powered vehicles. EPA …

‘This will be something that people see and feel’: What to expect from Biden’s clean car push
9 months ago

‘This will be something that people see and feel’: What to expect from Biden’s clean car push

Politico  

It marks the “single most important climate regulation in the history of the country,” said Margo Oge, a former EPA official who spoke to reporters on a call organized by the Environmental Defense Fund. The climate impact will depend on whether carmakers build more electric vehicles in the rule’s final few years, said Ben King, an associate director at the …

Maker of Jeep, Dodge and Ram vehicles to follow California’s strict emissions standards
9 months ago

Maker of Jeep, Dodge and Ram vehicles to follow California’s strict emissions standards

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Stellantis, one of the largest automakers in the world, agreed Tuesday to comply with California’s vehicle emissions standards that are the toughest in the nation and require zero-emission and plug-in hybrid vehicles to make up 68% of new light-duty vehicle sales by 2030. Newsom’s office said Stellantis will avoid adding up to 12 million metric tons of …

As electric vehicle sales slow, US relaxes plans for stricter auto emissions standards for a while
9 months ago

As electric vehicle sales slow, US relaxes plans for stricter auto emissions standards for a while

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration this week is expected to announce new automobile emissions standards that relax proposed tailpipe limits for three years but eventually reach the same strict standards set out by the Environmental Protection Agency. The auto industry has cited lower sales growth in objecting to the EPA’s preferred standards unveiled last April as part of the most …

Editorial: California can’t let big polluters win by undermining climate change disclosure laws
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Editorial: California can’t let big polluters win by undermining climate change disclosure laws

LA Times  

California took a big step last fall when lawmakers passed a pair of laws requiring big companies doing business in the state to disclose their greenhouse gas emissions and climate-related risks, shining a light on their role in fueling the climate crisis. Opinion Editorial: California’s lawsuit against Big Oil could help end decades of climate lies California’s climate lawsuit against …

Auto dealers up campaign urging Biden administration to halt EPA tailpipe emission limits regulation
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Auto dealers up campaign urging Biden administration to halt EPA tailpipe emission limits regulation

Associated Press  

DETROIT — More than 4,700 auto dealerships across the United States urged President Joe Biden in a letter Thursday to halt the Environmental Protection Agency’s efforts to enforce stricter vehicle-pollution standards. It is the second letter that auto dealers have sent to the White House in two months on the EPA’s upcoming ruling, which could codify the agency’s strictest-ever tailpipe …

Auto dealers up campaign urging Biden administration to halt EPA tailpipe emission limits regulation
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Auto dealers up campaign urging Biden administration to halt EPA tailpipe emission limits regulation

The Independent  

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Opinion: What California Gov. Gavin Newsom could learn from China’s response to climate change
1 year, 2 months ago

Opinion: What California Gov. Gavin Newsom could learn from China’s response to climate change

LA Times  

Gavin Newsom put an international spotlight on California’s climate policies in his speech at the United Nations last month. California has long led by example on environmental matters, and the world’s leading polluters, including China, have looked to the Golden State for ideas on reducing air pollution and increasing clean energy production. California’s climate ambitions will be met only by …

California hits 1.5 million in zero-emission vehicle sales
1 year, 7 months ago

California hits 1.5 million in zero-emission vehicle sales

LA Times  

Due largely to a sharp increase in sales since 2021, California has passed its target of putting 1.5 million zero-emission vehicles on Golden State roads a couple of years ahead of schedule. “For the last decade, California has had a goal to reach 1.5 million zero-emission vehicles by 2025,” energy commission chair David Hochschild said in a statement. “What we …

Explainer | How U.S. President Joe Biden is pushing a switch to electric vehicles in the U.S.
1 year, 8 months ago

Explainer | How U.S. President Joe Biden is pushing a switch to electric vehicles in the U.S.

The Hindu  

The story so far: The U.S. White House on Monday announced new commitments in support of the country’s transition to cleaner energy. President Joe Biden has actively pushed the use of electric vehicles in the country and aims to have 50% of all new vehicle sales be electric by 2030. Earlier in April 2023, the Biden administration proposed new, tougher …

Stiff EPA emission limits to boost US electric vehicle sales
1 year, 8 months ago

Stiff EPA emission limits to boost US electric vehicle sales

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is proposing stiff new automobile pollution limits that would require up to two-thirds of new vehicles sold in the U.S. to be electric by 2032, a nearly tenfold increase over current electric vehicle sales. A look at what the EPA is proposing, how the plan serves President Joe Biden’s ambitious goal to cut America’s planet-warming …

EPA proposes strict emission limits to boost US electric vehicle sales
1 year, 8 months ago

EPA proposes strict emission limits to boost US electric vehicle sales

Firstpost  

According to the EPA, the 2027–2032 model year regulations will reduce CO2 emissions by more than 9 billion tonnes until 2055, which is more than double the amount of CO2 emissions produced by the US in 2017 Washington: On Wednesday, the US Environmental Protection Agency proposed significant emissions reductions for new automobiles and trucks until 2032. John Bozzella, CEO of …

EPA pollution limits aim to boost U.S. electric vehicle sales
1 year, 8 months ago

EPA pollution limits aim to boost U.S. electric vehicle sales

LA Times  

An electric vehicle charges at a charging station in Detroit. The Biden administration is proposing strict new auto pollution limits that would require as many as two-thirds of new vehicles sold in the U.S. to be electric by 2032. The Biden administration is proposing strict new automobile pollution limits that would require as many as two-thirds of new vehicles sold …

Biden administration announces sweeping car emissions proposal
1 year, 8 months ago

Biden administration announces sweeping car emissions proposal

Al Jazeera  

The US Environmental Protection Agency says the rules will dramatically slash emissions and reduce burden of pollution. The administration of President Joe Biden has proposed new automobile emissions standards that could result in about two thirds of all new vehicles sold in the United States being electric by 2032, in an ambitious bid to reduce emissions and air pollution. The …

AP sources: EPA car rule to push huge increase in EV sales
1 year, 8 months ago

AP sources: EPA car rule to push huge increase in EV sales

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration will propose strict new automobile pollution limits this week that would require at least 54% of new vehicles sold in the U.S. to be electric by 2030 and as many as two of every three by 2032, according to industry and environmental officials briefed on the plan. An executive order signed by Biden set a …

California’s big plans to electrify big rigs: Zero-emissions mandates gain momentum
1 year, 8 months ago

California’s big plans to electrify big rigs: Zero-emissions mandates gain momentum

LA Times  

When people think of electric vehicles, they typically think of passenger cars, not commercial trucks or vans. “I would say roughly 30% to 40% of our business this year will be battery electric,” said Andrew Freer, commercial vehicle sales manager for Creative Bus Sales, who on Thursday showed off the Ford E-Transit, an all-electric van, at San Diego’s annual EV …

California voters reject tax on rich for more electric cars
2 years, 1 month ago

California voters reject tax on rich for more electric cars

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California’s wealthiest residents won’t see a tax increase after voters rejected a measure Tuesday that would have boosted rates on incomes above $2 million to help put more electric cars on the roads. “California voters decisively rejected this poorly crafted and unnecessary tax hike,” the “no” campaign said in a statement. “The fact is Proposition 30 was …

California phasing out gas vehicles in climate change fight
2 years, 3 months ago

California phasing out gas vehicles in climate change fight

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California set itself on a path Thursday to end the era of gas-powered cars, with air regulators adopting the world’s most stringent rules for transitioning to zero-emission vehicles. Gavin Newsom told state regulators two years ago to adopt a ban on gas-powered cars by 2035, one piece of California’s aggressive suite of policies designed to reduce pollution …

Editorial: Yes! California just banned the sale of new gas cars. This is a big deal
2 years, 3 months ago

Editorial: Yes! California just banned the sale of new gas cars. This is a big deal

LA Times  

Electric vehicles come and go from a Tesla Supercharger station in Santa Monica. California regulators voted Thursday to require automakers to sell increasing percentages of zero-emission vehicles, starting with 35% of new car sales in 2026 and reaching 100% by 2035. Zero-emission vehicles account for 16.5% of California’s new sales today, a rate that leads the nation but lags behind …

California to phase out gas-powered cars by 2035: Report
2 years, 3 months ago

California to phase out gas-powered cars by 2035: Report

Hindustan Times  

California is set to end the sale of all new gas-burning cars by 2035 under the rules which are expected to be approved on Thursday. At least 17 other states including Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts and New Jersey follow California's auto-emission standards. The vote by the California Air Resources Board will have implications beyond the state borders and …

California bans sales of new gas-powered cars by 2035. Now the real work begins
2 years, 3 months ago

California bans sales of new gas-powered cars by 2035. Now the real work begins

LA Times  

Plenty of challenges lie ahead as California mandates zero-emission cars, including cost and access to charging. Citing an urgent need to address climate change while cutting back on air pollution, the California Air Resources Board voted Thursday to require all new cars and light trucks sold by 2035 to be what it calls zero-emission vehicles. There are now 1.13 million …

California’s coming gas car ban: What it means
2 years, 3 months ago

California’s coming gas car ban: What it means

LA Times  

A plan to phase out sales of new gas-powered vehicles will require, among other things, vastly expanded infrastructure for charging batteries. The California Air Resources Board voted Thursday to require all new passenger cars and light trucks sold by 2035 to be what it calls zero-emission vehicles. The timeline In 2026, 35% of all new cars sold to California dealerships …

California set to make history by banning sales of gas-powered cars
2 years, 3 months ago

California set to make history by banning sales of gas-powered cars

LA Times  

California air quality officials will vote Thursday on a rule to ban the sales of gasoline-powered cars by 2035. California air regulators are set to vote Thursday on a historic plan that would effectively require all new cars sold within the state to be zero-emission vehicles by 2035 — a ruling that would put the nation’s most populous state in …

Unexpected deal would boost Biden pledge on climate change
2 years, 4 months ago

Unexpected deal would boost Biden pledge on climate change

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — An unexpected deal reached by Senate Democrats would be the most ambitious action ever taken by the United States to address global warming and could help President Joe Biden come close to meeting his pledge to cut greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2030, experts said Thursday, as they sifted through a massive bill that revives action on …

EU lawmakers back ban on new fossil-fuel cars from 2035
2 years, 6 months ago

EU lawmakers back ban on new fossil-fuel cars from 2035

Al Jazeera  

Transport produces 25 percent of Europe’s planet-heating emissions, and greenhouse gases from the sector have increased in recent years, threatening efforts to avert dangerous levels of climate change. Lawmakers supported a proposal, made by the European Commission last year, to require a 100 percent reduction in CO2 emissions from new cars by 2035, which would make it impossible to sell …

17 states push EPA to revoke California’s ability to set its own vehicle emission standards
2 years, 7 months ago

17 states push EPA to revoke California’s ability to set its own vehicle emission standards

LA Times  

The attorneys general of 17 states have asked a federal appeals court to reconsider an Environmental Protection Agency decision allowing California to set its own vehicle emission standards. California’s vehicle emission standards are some of the toughest in the nation, and the 17 Republican attorneys general argue the EPA’s decision to let the Golden State set its own rules forces …

California plan aims to triple sale of electric cars by 2026
2 years, 8 months ago

California plan aims to triple sale of electric cars by 2026

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California wants electric vehicle sales to triple in the next four years to 35% of all new car purchases, an aggressive target set as part of the goal to phase out the sale of gas-powered cars by the middle of next decade. The California Air Resources Board’s proposal would slowly raise the sale of new cars that …

California plans to say 35% of new car sales must be EVs by 2026. Is the market ready?
2 years, 8 months ago

California plans to say 35% of new car sales must be EVs by 2026. Is the market ready?

LA Times  

More than a third of new passenger cars and trucks sold in California in 2026 would have to be zero-emission vehicles under a new proposal from the California Air Resources Board. For the record: An earlier version of this story incorrectly stated that the proposal would require 35% of cars sold in 2025 in California to be zero-emission vehicles. The …

Biden restores California’s power to set car emissions rules
2 years, 9 months ago

Biden restores California’s power to set car emissions rules

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is restoring California’s authority to set its own tailpipe pollution standards for cars, reversing a Trump administration policy and likely ushering in stricter emissions standards for new passenger vehicles nationwide. “With today’s action, we reinstate an approach that for years has helped advance clean technologies and cut air pollution for people not just in California, …

EPA restores California’s authority to set its own auto pollution rules
2 years, 9 months ago

EPA restores California’s authority to set its own auto pollution rules

LA Times  

California is back in the driver’s seat as it steers the nation toward a future of cleaner cars and light trucks. In a statement Wednesday, Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers of Washington, Republican leader of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, said, “President Biden’s strict auto emissions regulations are yet another example of this administration putting a radical rush-to-green regulatory regime …

California law to eventually ban gas-powered lawn equipment
3 years, 2 months ago

California law to eventually ban gas-powered lawn equipment

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California will soon ban the sale of new gas-powered leaf blowers and lawn mowers, a move aimed at curbing emissions from a category of small engines on pace to produce more pollution each year than passenger vehicles. Gavin Newsom signed a new law on Saturday that orders state regulators to ban the sale of new gas-powered equipment …

Car emissions: Biden announces new standards, target that 50% of vehicles sold in US by 2030 are electric
3 years, 4 months ago

Car emissions: Biden announces new standards, target that 50% of vehicles sold in US by 2030 are electric

CNN  

CNN — President Joe Biden unveiled another component of his administration’s plan to fight the climate crisis on Thursday, announcing a new target that half of vehicles sold in the country by 2030 will be battery electric, fuel-cell electric or plug-in hybrid. The automakers are supporting Biden’s new target, announcing their “shared aspiration” that 40-50% of their cars sold by …

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