California will revolutionize the car market by ending sales of new gas cars within 12 years, forcing car buyers to switch to electric cars.
Air board officials project that the cost of an electric car will be equal to a gas car’s price as early as 2030 as supplies surge to meet the mandate.
At today’s hearing, air board members, environmental justice advocates and members of the public echoedabout the proposal — challenges with high vehicle costs, lack of charging infrastructure and consumer reluctance. Air board staff member Anna Wong, who is part of the agency’s sustainable transportation and communities division, acknowledged that the plan has a “stringent but achievable path.” Many of the changes they proposed in the revised policy include provisions to help manufacturers cut costs for consumers, she said.
To ease the strain on automakers, the staff reduced the range requirement to 75% for the first eight years that a new car is on the road, extending it by an additional three years.
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