Massachusetts to End Sale of<br />New Gas-Powered Cars by 2035.<br />Massachusetts has announced that it will require<br />all new car sales to be electric by 2035. .<br />The state detailed the plan and more<br />in its “2050 Decarbonization Roadmap,”<br />which was released last week.<br />The report says that in order for Massachusetts<br />to “achieve Net Zero,” on-road vehicles that use fossil fuel<br />must be “all but completely eliminated” by 2050. .<br />It goes on to specifically name “high efficiency<br />battery-electric” and “zero-emission” vehicles<br />as the most viable replacement. .<br />Given the cost and scarcity of low- or<br />zero-carbon drop-in replacement fuels<br />and the current market and growing availability<br />of high efficiency battery-electric and other<br />zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) alternatives,<br />this likely means reaching near complete<br />electrification of the light-duty fleet, via 2040 Decarbonization Roadmap.<br />State experts say that light-duty passenger vehicles<br />specifically account for 27 percent of local emissions.<br />Roughly 5 million light-duty passenger<br />cars and trucks generate about<br />60% of transportation emissions, via 2040 Decarbonization Roadmap.<br />Massachusetts aims to have <br />30 percent of all trucks and bus sales be<br />zero-emission by 2030 and 100 percent by 2050. .<br />The state’s plan isn’t finalized yet and they are asking the public to provide<br />feedback until February 22. .<br />However, under the 2008 Global Warmings<br />Solutions Act, Governor Charlie Baker has the authority<br />to pursue many of the policy changes himself
