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California regulators expected to ban new gas cars by 2035

California air regulators are expected to issue sweeping new rules to ban the sale of new gasoline cars by 2035. The California Air Resources Board will vote on the measure Thursday afternoon. If it passes, California would become the first state to create such a mandate.

The ban would accomplish Gov. Gavin Newsom’s goal from 2020 to have 100% zero-emission new cars in the next 13 years. This year, Newsom touted tens of billions of dollars in the state budget for climate initiatives, which included accelerating the state’s transition to zero-emission vehicles.

(Learn more in the video player below. ) The regulations would set interim quotas for zero-emission vehicles, focusing on new models. Starting with 2026 models, 35% of new cars, SUVs and small pickups sold in the state would be required to be zero-emission vehicles.

The quota would increase each year to reach 100% by 2035. It would also allow 20% of zero-emission cars sold to be plug-in hybrids. The rules would not impact used vehicles and would allow those cars to stay on the roads.

The regulation, if passed, would prevent thousands of cardiopulmonary deaths and avoid health costs worth nearly $13 billion from 2026 to 2040, according to the California Air Resources Board . However, not everyone is in support of the sweeping regulations. A July Public Policy Institute of California survey found that Newsom’s policy of banning the sale of all new gas-powered vehicles was the least supported among Newsom’s plans with 50% opposing it.

Read the survey results here. A new rule by the CA Air Resources board will require 100% of all new cars sold in CA by 2035 be free of fossil fuel emissions. Our July @PPICNotes survey found this policy to be the least supported of those we asked about, with just under half in favor.

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com/Hyin8MQkDp | Video Below | Electric vehicles and charging dead zones in California: Why owning an EV isn’t easy for everyone KCRA 3 Investigates looked into the infrastructure for electric vehicle charging stations earlier this year. In a report from 2017 , Rocky Mountain Institute, a nonprofit that is working to accelerate the clean energy transition, brought up the need for charging infrastructure to keep up with new cars on the road. That RMI report found that California had nearly 300,000 electric vehicles on the road in 2017.

That’s an average of 27 cars per regular charger. Getting more people to buy into the EV market will require both cheaper cars and quicker charging. In 2017, there were 196 cars per fast charger.

KCRA 3 found midtown, East Sacramento, Oak Park and areas with mid-to-low income residents are more likely to be charging deserts. Currently, building codes require the electrical lines to be installed in all new houses in case the owner wants to install a charger. That does not apply to apartments.

Federal funding is helping to add more electric vehicle charging stations across the country and in California. It’s estimated that $383 million will be available over five years. That money will be used to put in charging stations along highways, near ports and rail depots.

| RELATED | Here are some of the ways you can find a charging station for your electric vehicle This is a developing story stay with KCRA 3 for the latest. Here is where you can download our app . – The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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