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Under Newsom’s order, the California Air Resources Board would implement the phaseout of new gas-powered cars and light trucks and also require medium and heavy-duty trucks to be zero-emission by 2045 where possible. California would be the first state in the nation to mandate 100% zero-emission vehicles, though 15 countries already have committed to phasing out gas-powered cars.
The governor acknowledged that not everyone would embrace the 100% zero-emissions mandate but emphasized that nothing in his order would prevent Californians from owning gas-powered cars or buying or selling them used.
originally posted by: InterplanetaryHobo
U.S. Dept of Energy - In 2017, California used 360,000,000 barrels of gas. That would equate to approximately 15,000,000,000 gallons of gas (15 Billion).
California's gas tax is 47.3 cents per gallon. That would equate to about 7.5 Billion dollars annually in tax revenue for the state of California.
GO Newsom!!! Get rid of a source of tax revenue.
originally posted by: ketsuko
a reply to: StoutBroux
Interesting thought ... is there a loophole in someone buying a bunch of cars new in a state like Arizona, for example, driving them back to a "used" lot in California, and selling them at slightly inflated prices that still undercut the electric market?