The state of California in the western United States announced on the 25th that it has decided on a new regulatory proposal that will completely ban the sale of new cars such as gasoline and hybrid cars in the state after 2035.
Japanese automakers, which specialize in hybrid vehicles, will also be forced to review their sales strategies.
California's environmental regulators announced on the 25th that in response to Governor Newsom's policy of emphasizing climate change countermeasures, the state will draft a regulation to completely ban the sale of new vehicles, including gasoline vehicles and hybrid vehicles, in the state after 2035. announced that it had decided
The decision obliges automakers to gradually increase the sales ratio of zero-emission vehicles such as EVs (electric vehicles) from 2026 to 2035.
By 2040, the regulation will cut greenhouse gas emissions from cars in half in California.
The EV shift is progressing among the world's automakers, and Jaguar Land Rover in the UK plans to make the lineup of Jaguar, a luxury car brand, all electric cars from 2025, and the Mercedes-Benz Group in Germany also. By 2030, Mercedes-Benz aims to make all new vehicles electric.
Japanese automakers, which specialize in hybrid vehicles, will also be forced to review their sales strategies.