Former Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam signed law to follow California’s lead on emissions standards in 2021
Despite having a Republican governor, Virginia is on track to adopt the new Californian restrictions on the sale of gas-powered vehicles.
The California Air Resources Board issued the rule and held a final hearing this week requiring all new cars sold after 2035 to be electric. According to the same plan, 35% of cars sold in the state should be fossil-fuel free as soon as 2026.
Virginia will follow California due to a 2021 law signed by former Gov. Ralph Northam that tied Virginia to the Golden State’s emissions regulations.
“In 2021, Governor Northam and the far-left controlled General Assembly signed a law that binds Virginia to California’s emission vehicle regulations, which, among other things, bans the sale of gas-powered cars in Virginia by 2035,” a spokesperson for Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares’ office said in a statement to Fox 5 DC.
The spokesperson added, “The Attorney General is hopeful that the General Assembly repeals this law and discontinues any trend that makes Virginia more like California. Unelected California bureaucrats should not be dictating the will of Virginians.”
Other states like Washington and Massachusetts likewise follow California’s emissions rules.
So, since EV’s use the same amount of fossil fuels as gas and diesel vehicles do, will this make ALL cars illegal? EV’s burn coal, you know. The dirtiest of all fossil fuels.
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