Washington State Lawmakers Move Ahead With Bill to Only Allow Sale of Electric Vehicles by 2030
Washington state lawmakers passed a bill with the goal of ending the sale of gas-powered vehicles by 2030.
The “Move Ahead Washington” package states, “A target is established for the state that all publicly owned and privately owned passenger and light duty vehicles of model year 2030 or later that are sold, purchased, or registered in Washington state be electric vehicles.”
It continues, “On or before December 31, 2023, the interagency electric vehicle coordinating council created in section 428 of this act shall complete a scoping plan for achieving the 2030 target.”
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee (D) issued a statement, saying, “Transportation is our state’s largest source of greenhouse gas emissions. There is no way to talk about climate change without talking about transportation.”
He added, “This package will move us away from the transportation system our grand-parents imagined and towards the transportation system our grand-children dream of.” – READ MORE
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