Santa Rosa environmental group backs state bill to ban sale of gas-powered cars by 2040
http://www.pressdemocrat.com/news/8135105-181/santa-rosa-environmental-group-backsMarch 21, 2018
A ban on the sale of gasoline-powered vehicles in California could come as soon as 2040 under a new proposal from a San Francisco lawmaker with strong backing from a Santa Rosa environmental group, though their hope is the landmark measure would take effect far sooner.
The Center for Climate Protection, citing both public health and climate change goals, is holding a rally Thursday night to support legislation that would limit new vehicle registration after Jan. 1, 2040 to zero-emission vehicles.
Only vehicles running entirely on batteries or fuel cells — not including any type of hybrids that also consume gasoline — would meet the standard spelled out in the seven sentences of a bill by Assemblyman Phil Ting, D-San Francisco.
“We believe it is a game-changer,†said Ann Hancock, executive director of the center, referring to the Clean Cars 2040 Act. The first vote on Ting’s measure is tentatively set for April 16 before the Assembly Transportation Committee, she said....