Time is Running Out for the Combustion Engine in California

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4.6 • 656 Ratings

🗓️ 25 September 2020

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

In an effort to wean California off carbon emissions, Governor Gavin Newsom has issued an executive order to ban sales of new gas-powered vehicles by 2035. The state's Air Resources Board will work out the details. It's a big move, but environmentalists say it's not big enough to slow climate change. We'll hear from energy experts about what else will have to change to accommodate all those electric and battery powered cars on the road. And how the market might be different next time you head out to kick some tires. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:51.2	In the next 15 years, we will eliminate in the state of California the sales of internal combustion
0:57.0	engines.
0:58.0	Governor Gavin Newsom signed an executive order this week banning the sale of gas-powered cars and trucks
1:04.0	by 2035 and recommending a ban on the use of hydraulic fracturing by oil companies.
1:10.0	Environmentalists say a step in the right direction,
1:12.6	but still more needs to be done to combat climate change.
1:15.6	Others worry about the affordability of zero-emission cars
1:19.6	and whether enough charging stations exist to support this transition.
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