California’s governor signed an executive order on Wednesday that would ban the sale of gas-only cars within 15 years, in a bid to combat the effects of climate change crisis.
The move comes as the state battles historic wildfires, following a summer of record-high temperatures. “We can’t continue down this path,” Gavin Newsom said.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/202 ... ate-change
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New gasoline powered autos will eventually be phased out in the state of California. Given how large California is, this could inevitably force a massive change in the lineup of automobiles sold within the entirety of the United States, as manufacturers must comply with the largest economy within the country to have access to its market.
Granted the push away from fossil fuels towards EVs is happening naturally, this could prove effective in hastening the move.