As in the EU, cars with classic combustion engines will no longer be registered in California from 2035. The step is likely to have a signal effect in the USA, even if some exceptions have made it into the law.
Combustion off: California bans many models from 2035
California has one Ban on the sale of new diesel and petrol cars from 2035 decided. The step is justified on the one hand with climate change, but also with the increased air pollution due to increasing forest fires. However, it is not the time of sale that is decisive for the car, but the year in which it was manufactured (source: heise online).
According to the new emission limits, only cars that have a hydrogen or electric drive will be allowed. Nevertheless, you have to sweeping exceptions agreed. For example, motorcycles can continue to be driven in a classic way and used vehicles are also allowed. Smaller manufacturers that sell fewer than 4,500 cars a year in California are also exempt from the ban.
California has by far the largest economy in the United States, which is why the move is definitely one Signal effect on other states could develop. Twelve states have traditionally based their emissions regulations on California, and it is expected that five other states will also impose similar laws on themselves. Around a third of the car market in the USA would be covered in this way.
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End of the combustion engine is an “extreme challenge”
The US car association Alliance for Automotive Innovation describes the new California legislation as an ‘extreme challenge’. It would depend on external factors whether the conditions are realistic or achievable, it said. These factors would include the charging infrastructure, but also the availability of important raw materials.