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California wants all EVs by 2035.

The California Air Resources Board is set to vote today on a new state policy regarding electric vehicles, one which, if passed, would be one of the most aggressive renewable policies in the entire United States. The policy seeks to completely phase out the sale and usage of gasoline-powered vehicles by the year 2035, with all vehicles required to be either electric or hydrogen-powered by then.

“The climate crisis is solvable if we focus on the big, bold steps necessary to stem the tide of carbon pollution,” Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom said Wednesday. Newsom originally proposed the 2035 deadline in 2020, and he and the California state government have been working on the particulars since. Newsom described the process as “the action we must take if we’re serious about leaving this planet better off for future generations.”

In order to make this plan work, numerous sweeping overhauls would be required throughout California and possibly beyond, not the least of which being an upgrade of the state’s existing network of EV charging stations both at gas stations and elsewhere. The Alliance for Automotive Innovation has expressed concern over whether or not their infrastructure could support such a drastic shift in such a relatively short timeframe.

“These are complex, intertwined and global issues well beyond the control of either (the California Air Resources Board) or the auto industry,” John Bozzella, the group’s president, said in a statement.