The cars which are powered on fuel, light-duty trucks along with SUVs are now going to be out of Oregon as Oregon is banning the sale of these vehicles in Oregon by the year 2035. This is an effort which comes as Oregon is going to aim to cut the climate change emissions by as much as 50% by the year 2035 and by 90% by 2050. The transportation sector is going to account for close to 40% of the emissions in Oregon and is also the biggest pollution source in United States.
The policymakers of the state have approved a rule which is going to ban the sale of the new gasoline-powered vehicles in the city by the year 2035.
The rule has also been adopted by California and it requires the car manufacturers to sell a major percentage of the zero-emission vehicles as a part of the total sale. The target for them is 35% in 2026 and has been increased to 100% by the year 2035.
This is a ban which doesn’t affect the cars which are already on road and doesn’t require the Oregonians to stop the buying of fuel powered vehicles. The used vehicles will be available for further sale in the state but the sales of a new car will be banned and will have to be done out of the state.
However over a dozen states are now going to follow the same policy and Oregon is going to be the third state to adopt this act. The act allows Oregon and the other states to either align with the emission standard which are federally proposed or with California’s stringent rules.
This is going to be an important step by Oregon to increase the focus on electric vehicles with such regulation encouraging people to buy electric vehicles.