- Oregon officially adopts Clean Cars II, setting a target date of 2035 to phase out sales of new gas and diesel vehicles, light trucks and SUVs with an interim goal of 2035 doing.
- California and Washington have already finalized plans to phase out sales of new internal combustion engine vehicles, light trucks and SUVs, with Washington state being the earliest with 2030 as its target year.
- Several US states have now adopted California's Clean Car II framework, but the expansion of EV infrastructure faces many challenges.
Earlier this month, Oregon became the third West Coast state to adopt a rule, after Washington and California, requiring all new cars, SUVs and light trucks to be zero-emissions by 2035. The Environmental Quality Board, the governing rulemaking board of the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, has become another state to adopt the Clean Car II rule, also recently enacted by New York State.
Oregon, like many other states, is now taking steps to solidify these plans through the enactment of executive regulations rather than laws or executive orders from the governor. Adopting the most ambitious agenda of any state, setting goals for 2030 and implementing it earlier this year through legislation signed by Gov. Jay Inslee.
"With today's adoption of the ACC II rule, all people living in Oregon will benefit from cleaner air and improved public health outcomes achieved by reducing pollution from transportation." , especially true for low-income and underrepresented communities across the state who live closest to roads across the state and are most frequently affected by poor air quality."
Like many other states, Oregon faces several hurdles in making progress toward its 2035 goals, from current EV infrastructure in and out of cities to the adequacy of its power grid. increase. But it also sets an interim goal: Automakers' first compliance step is for Oregon (and other Clean Car II states) to switch 35% of automakers' products to battery electric, PHEV, or We are fast approaching the year 2026, when we will demand a hydrogen fuel cell. by January 1st of that year.
That means the automaker will have just over three years to reach its sales targets in Oregon. Of course, adding PHEVs to the mix will be a lifeline for some automakers.
Oregon Governor Kate Brown said, "Oregon continues to see the effects of statewide greenhouse gas emissions, including extreme heat, more severe wildfires, winter storms, floods and prolonged drought. I am committed to addressing the climate crisis with urgency.
The state will take a number of other interim steps to meet its 2035 goals, including investments in EV infrastructure and grid reliability. Oregon will invest approximately $100 million to build more EV charging stations along the state's major highways and expand its presence in rural areas of the state. That's where perhaps the biggest challenge for Oregon and other states lies.
If there's a big loophole right now, it's the fact that plug-in hybrids that offer more than 50 miles of range will still be allowed to be sold under these rules after 2035.this is the vehicle zero emissions As many critics have pointed out, gas stations won't go away overnight, and automakers will be able to produce PHEVs that are fairly large and heavy well into 2035.
EVs, on the other hand, must offer DC fast-charging capability plus a range of 150 miles under Oregon regulations, something that could be achieved very easily by 2035 (if not today). is. Even after 2025, we don't expect to see many new EVs running at least 150 miles (about 150 miles) on a single charge.
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