Already leading the United States in most electric vehicles (EV) registered, California had more than 1,900 medium- and heavy-duty zero emissions vehicles (ZEV) on the state’s roads as of July, according to regulators. 

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In the fall of 2020, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an executive order (EO) requiring all new vehicle sales be ZEVs by 2035, adding a $3.9 billion funding package for EVs last fall to accelerate the transition. 

Setting Newsom’s EO in stone, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) on Thursday issued a rulemaking on the Advanced Clean Cars II proposal. 

“The Advanced Clean Cars II rule bans the sale of new internal combustion passenger cars, SUVs and pickups,” a spokesperson for CARB told NGI. The legislation would ensure car manufacturers comply with ZEV...