In the face of PG&E’s power shutoffs, the drivers of the 655,000 electric vehicles in California (and the millions who are considering going electric) are asking
Coming out with our favorite makes and models in electric, emissions-free versions will go far to save drivers money and address the economic, health and climate problems caused by internal combustion engines.
Coltura was the first organization to publish an op-ed in 2017 calling for California to phase out sales of new gasoline-powered vehicles. Shortly after our op-ed was published, Assemblymember Phil Ting introduced the Clean Cars 2040 Act, and Coltura helped form and lead a coalition to support its passage.
Coltura is advancing 2030 phaseouts for California, Washington state, and ultimately the U.S. Here are some benefits of gasoline phaseouts in general, and a California gasoline phaseout in particular:
This report resulted from a convening with regulators, advocates, experts, and other stakeholders in California’s zero emission vehicle industry, organized by UC Berkeley School of Law’s Center for Law, Energy and the Environment (CLEE) and sponsored by Coltura.
California has imposed standards for Zero Emissions Vehicles, or ZEVs. Its ZEV mandate sets up a credit system relating to a requirement that a certain percent of passenger vehicle sales by each automaker be ZEVs.