New York State Governor Kathy Hochul on Wednesday enacted a bill that sets the goal that all new passenger vehicles and light trucks sold in New York City will be “zero models”. emission ”by 2035. This measure joins that decreed by California in its attempt to eliminate gasoline vehicles.
It will be remembered that in New Jersey, the neighboring state, the thing is also being studied and that it is in the plans. In Canada, the year 2035 has also been identified, which suggests that one by one, American legislation will lean in this direction.
It may take longer in the case of some states, however.
Moreover, here is what reports the Autoblog site which has just published the news to this effect.
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New York State Governor Kathy Hochul
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The legislation
The law provides for the establishment of regulations requiring a higher number of zero-emission vehicles, with the target “100% of sales in the state by 2035”, and a similar target for medium and heavy vehicles by 2045, if possible.
The US government seeks to promote sales of electric vehicles to reduce fossil fuel consumption and help achieve global goals to slow climate change caused by human activity.
In August, President Joe Biden took a step toward his goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by passing an executive order that half of all new vehicles sold in 2030 be electric. This goal is supported by the largest American automakers.
But the White House tenant has repeatedly refused to approve proposals to phase out the sale of all new gasoline vehicles by 2035, despite pressure from some Democrats in Congress.
Last year, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed an executive order to ban the sale of new gasoline passenger vehicles from 2035. In July 2020, the former New State Governor York, Andrew Cuomo, had announced investments of 750 million for the installation of 50,000 charging stations across the territory.
In April, New York, California and ten other states asked Joe Biden to set standards so that all new passenger cars and light trucks are emission-free by 2035.
Traffic jam in New York City
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In the big apple
New York City said on Wednesday that to meet its climate change goals, 400,000 of the city’s 2 million vehicle owners would need to switch to electric by 2030. The city will need to go electric. commits to installing a network of 10,000 curbside charging stations by 2030.
New York State has said it is proposing regulations requiring an increasing percentage of all new midsize and large trucks sold in the state to be emissions-free starting in model year 2025.
Legislation signed on Wednesday also aims to require all off-road vehicles to be zero-emission models by 2035.
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