Purple States Take Note: Youngkin Saves Virginia From the Tyranny of California’s Gas Car Ban
This story originally was published by Real Clear Wire
By Chet Thompson
Real Clear Wire
Governor Glenn Youngkin announced recently that Virginia would decouple from California’s onerous mandate requiring all new vehicles sold in the Commonwealth to be electric or plug-in hybrid vehicles (EVs) by 2035. This regulation—a ban on sales of new gas, diesel and traditional hybrid vehicles—promulgated by the California Air Resources Board (CARB), would have taken effect as soon as next year when 35% of all model year 2026 cars sold would be required to meet California’s definition of “zero emission.”
This all stems from a 2021 bill championed by then-Governor Northam and his allies in the General Assembly.
