The Biden administration granted California the authority to ban the sale of new gas-powered cars in the state by 2035 on Wednesday in a move that could have serious implications for the American auto market.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a waiver to allow the California Air Resources Board (CARB) to implement its “Advanced Clean Cars II” regulations, which would gradually eliminate the sale of new gas-powered vehicles in California by 2035. Numerous other states have opted-in to California’s new auto rules, meaning that the same policy will be carried out across the country if the waiver granted Wednesday remains in effect.
“California has longstanding authority to request waivers from EPA to protect its residents from dangerous air pollution coming from mobile sources like cars and trucks,” EPA Administrator Michael Regan said of the waiver….
