States originally aiming for the moon on getting new gas-powered cars off the road ended up taking baby steps this year in the transition to electric vehicles.
Seven new states adopted California rules known as Advanced Clean Cars II that will require manufacturers to sell an increasing number of zero-emission vehicles year-over-year, eventually eliminating the sale of new gas-powered cars.
But three of those states—Colorado, New Mexico, and Delaware—stopped short of California’s original standards that require 100% zero-emission vehicle sales by 2035, instead setting a goal of 82% clean car sales by 2032.
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