New York passes law banning the sale of all gas-powered vehicles by 2035

2021-09-27T17:57:00-04:00

New York is aiming to ban the sale of all gas-powered vehicles in the state by 2035. A bill amending the state's environmental conservation law was passed by the state's Senate and Assembly and signed by Governor Kathy Hochul last week.

At the start of this month, Assembly Bill A4302 was signed by New York Governor Kathy Hochul, which would require that all in-state sales of new passenger cars and trucks have zero emissions by 2035. The law also requires that all medium- and heavy-duty vehicles sold in New York be emission-free by 2045.

According to the Governor’s office, this move will help reduce the state’s greenhouse gas emissions by 35 percent. State agencies will now work together to develop a zero-emissions vehicles market development strategy, which they hope to complete by 2023. New York will also need to install an extensive charging network across the state.

Last year, California also banned the sales of new gas-powered vehicles by 2035.

The Netherlands considers a ban on gasoline-powered vehicles

2016-08-18T13:04:00-04:00

Gasoline-powered cars may soon be a thing of the past. But the Netherlands wants to get there quicker. The Dutch government is debating the possibility of banning new gas and diesel cars from 2025. The initial proposal, which was brought forward by the Labor Party, called for an outright ban of all petrol and diesel cars, but was eventually modified so the ban only affected the sale of new petrol and diesel cars. Traditional cars already in use will still run on the streets.

The proposal has since passed in the lower house of the Netherlands’ parliament. It now needs to pass through the Dutch senate.

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