The American state intends to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 85% by 2050. And that requires a few changes in habits.
Just like Joe Biden, who intends to replace his federal fleet with electric vehicles by the end of his mandate, the new Governor of the State of New York Kathy Hochul is also embarking on the path of energy transition. While she only took office last August, the politician has just signed a new bill aimed at ban the sale of new combustion engine vehicles by 2035.
An ambitious project for the State of New York, and which is already arousing strong reactions. By 2035, all new passenger cars and pickup trucks sold in New York will have to be zero carbon dioxide. Heavy goods vehicles will then follow suit, since they too will have to switch to all electric by 2045. Note that with this strong ecological commitment, New York is committing to the same schedule as that established by the governor of California Gavin Newsom, who had already announced his willingness to switch to renewable for the next decade.
New York follows in Europe’s footsteps
While these new laws are causing a lot of talk across the Atlantic, let us not forget that in Europe, the zero carbon objective has already been implemented for a long time, and is intended to be much more severe. In addition to having announced the programmed death of the thermal car by 2035, the old continent indeed provides for more rigid restrictions than in the United States on the subject. In New York as in California, plug-in hybrids are considered zero emissions, as are 100% electric models and hydrogen cars.
With a final goal of reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 85% by 2050, New York is part of a broader approach to electrification of the American fleet. While more and more manufacturers have already announced their move to all-electric, Joe Biden intends to replace half of American cars with plug-in models by 2030.
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