“We need bold action,” said Calif. Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday, shortly after issuing an executive order mandating that all new passenger vehicles sold in the state be zero-emission by 2035.
The governor said bluntly, “California is phasing out the internal combustion engine. By 2035 every new car sold in Calif. will be an emission-free vehicle.”
“Of all the simultaneous crises that we face,” Newsom stated, “the biggest is the climate crisis.” His goal, he said, was to “detoxify the economy.”
By 2045, the governor announced, trucks would need to adhere to the standards, as well. But a later statement from Newsom’s office said medium- and heavy-duty vehicles would be required to transition “where feasible.”
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While Newsom did not mention it, the statement from his office says so-called drayage trucks – those that pick up from or deliver to a seaport, border point, inland port, or intermodal terminal where both the trip origin and destination are in the same urban area – will need to convert by 2035. That’s especially important in cities like Los Angeles, where the port is one of the largest contributors to air pollution.
“You can still keep your internal combustion cars,” said the governor. “You can still trade them, sell them (used). We are not taking them away.”