California Governor Signs Order to Ban Gas-powered Cars by 2035

California Governor Gavin Newsom this week signed an executive order to phase out gas-powered cars by 2035 in the state. The executive order directs the state to require that, by 2035, all new cars and passenger trucks sold in California be zero-emission vehicles. Newsome says, "This is the most impactful step our state can take to fight climate change." Following the order, the California Air Resources Board will develop regulations to mandate that 100 percent of in-state sales of new passenger cars and trucks are zero-emission by 2035. In addition, the Air Resources Board will establish rules to require that all operations of medium- and heavy-duty vehicles shall be 100 percent zero-emission by 2045 where feasible. Via Twitter, the National Corn Growers Association stated, “Corn farmers agree…that clean, renewable fuels have a major role to play,” adding, “Let’s work together to unlock the substantial environmental benefits that increased blends of low carbon, high octane ethanol can deliver.”