People's Republic of California to Ban New Gas-Powered Cars by 2035

In perhaps the most radical push yet for so-called “green energy” alternatives, the state of California has announced plans to ban the sale of any new gas-fueled cars by the year 2035.

On Thursday, as reported by the New York Post, the California Air Resources Board is set to approve a resolution called the Advanced Clean Cars II act, which will initiate a phase-out of gas-powered vehicles across the state of California over the next 12 years.

The new measure demands that 35 percent of vehicles manufactured and sold in California in 2026 have zero emissions; currently, the requirement is that 12 percent of vehicles must meet this quota. The quotas would subsequently increase to 51 percent in 2028 and 68 percent in 2030, before reaching 100 percent in 2035. Vehicles operating on gasoline that were manufactured before 2035 will be allowed to remain operational.

The unprecedented restrictions are the result of an executive order signed by Governor Gavin Newsom (D-Calif.) in 2020, declaring that the state be put on “a path to carbon neutrality by 2045.”