Analyst: some states may follow Calif. gas car ban

(23 Sep 2020) California will halt sales of new gasoline-powered passenger cars and trucks by 2035, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Wednesday, a move he says will cut greenhouse gas emissions by 35% in the nation's most populous state.
His plan would not ban people from owning gas-powered cars or selling them on the used car market.
But it would end the sales of all new gasoline-powered passenger cars and trucks in the state of nearly 40 million people.
California is the world's fifth-largest economy and Californians account for more than one out of every 10 new vehicles sold in the U.S. - market clout that means Newsom's order could have a huge impact on the country's auto industry and the global effort to reduce pollution and combat climate change.
California already has rules mandating a certain percentage of new car sales must be electric or zero-emission vehicles.
San Francisco driver Fergus Bordewich supported the Governor's announcement.
"Over time I think more and more of the country is going to, however grudgingly, come around and support this kind of policy making," Bordewich said.
Los Angeles-based Joel Levin, Executive Director with Plug In America, said the move is good for both the environment and the economy.
"Four and five years from now, depending on who you ask, EVs are going to hit price parity with gas cars and then they're going to get cheaper. So long before 2035, you'll see electric vehicles that will outcompete gas cars on price and we're already getting to the point where they have comparable range," Levin said.
This new rule would make California the first U.S. state with a plan to phase outgas-powered cars completely.
At least 15 other countries have already made similar commitments, including Germany, France and Norway.

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