States, Communities & Nations Banning Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) Vehicles

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — New big rigs and buses that run on diesel would not be sold in California starting in 2036, according to new rules approved by state regulators Friday to wean the state off fossil fuels and combat climate change.

The truck emissions vote follows the California Air Resources Board’s approval Thursday of a rule phasing out decades-old diesel locomotives and a transition to more zero-emission technology to power trains that transport food, lumber, oil and other products.

California will require all new cars, SUVs and pickup trucks sold in the state to generate zero tailpipe emissions by 2035. Approved by the California Air Resources Board in August, the policy won't take existing gas-powered cars off the road, but automakers and car dealers will be restricted to selling electric vehicles and certain plug-in hybrids.

Regulators aren't slamming the brakes on internal-combustion engine autos all at once, though: The Advanced Clean Cars II rule requires zero-emission vehicles to represent 35% of new cars and light trucks in the state by 2026 and 68% by 2030, before reaching 100% in 2035.

Seventeen states follow California's rules, but so far only Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Oregon and Washington have announced they'll enforce the Advanced Clean Cars II rule and prohibit the sale of new gasoline-powered vehicles.

In November, the Vermont legislature approved changes to clean-car requirements that would require new cars sold in the state to be zero-emission vehicles by 2030, WCAX reported. It's not yet clear, however, if the rule change has been approved by Secretary of State Sarah Copeland Hanzas.

Colorado has adopted California's zero-emission policies in the past, but Gov. Jared Polis has rejected the idea of a ban.

In Virginia, the outlook is more muddled: Republican lawmakers are fighting to decouple the state from California's emissions rules, but their last bill was defeated in February.

And while Minnesota's 2021 Clean Car Rule links it to California's standards, it doesn't automatically trigger a ban on ICE vehicles.

The regulations require automakers and car dealers to stop selling new gasoline-powered cars by 2035. But they don't force anyone to stop driving their current automobile or prevent them from buying a used car. They also don't prevent you from buying a car in another state and registering it locally.

kingstonlake wrote:Eventually Texas and Florida will have more electoral college votes than California. I'm guessing by 2036....

kingstonlake wrote:Eventually Texas and Florida will have more electoral college votes than California. I'm guessing by 2036....

InTenSity wrote:

Floyd Robertson wrote:

IDK, after Texas secedes and FL is under water it might still be CA and then GA as people flee FL..

NC is a popular place that a lot of FL people are moving to. I could see that state becoming a bit more purple than it has in the past. I'm already trying to think of places to move. If I can get it in writing that I'm WFH permanently I'd consider moving to Oregon, or somewhere on the west coast.

InTenSity wrote:

Floyd Robertson wrote:

IDK, after Texas secedes and FL is under water it might still be CA and then GA as people flee FL..

NC is a popular place that a lot of FL people are moving to. I could see that state becoming a bit more purple than it has in the past. I'm already trying to think of places to move. If I can get it in writing that I'm WFH permanently I'd consider moving to Oregon, or somewhere on the west coast.

NC Supreme Court Sides With GOP Lawmakers on Elections and Voting

The court on Friday issued rulings on partisan gerrymandering, voter ID, and voting rights for people on parole.  

Trapper Gus wrote:The United States needs to eliminate gerrymandering by political parties.  If Biden can create a big blue wave maybe we will.

Turtleneck wrote:How can local and state authorities ban vehicles from a federal agency? Is this enforceable if the federal agency has jurisdiction over the law being enforced?

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) – created by Gov. Ronald Reagan in 1968 – won’t explicitly ban gasoline- or diesel-powered cars. Instead, it will require that all new cars sold in the state by 2035 be free of greenhouse gas emissions.

Turtleneck wrote:What does that have to do with ICE vehicles?

Turtleneck wrote:ICE is Immigration and Customs Enforcement, bro. I don’t know why you’re so fixated on what the agents drive.

InTenSity wrote:I was just as confused as TN. You don't even say ICE when visiting farming fields and touring packing plants.