California to phase out gas-powered cars by 2035: Report

California is set to end the sale of all new gas-burning cars by 2035 under the rules which are expected to be approved on Thursday. The move is aimed at dramatically accelerate the transition to electric vehicles across the United States if other states follow the same, Bloomberg reported.

In 2020, California governor Gavin Newsom had announced the goal in an executive order. However, the new regulations will set a timetable to achieve it. It will require the carmakers to increase their sales of zero-emission cars.

At least 17 other states including Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts and New Jersey follow California’s auto-emission standards. The vote by the California Air Resources Board will have implications beyond the state borders and will force the automobile industry to speed up its switch to electric cars.