California votes to ban gas-powered car sales by 2035


LOS ANGELES, Aug. 25 (Xinhua) -- California regulators voted Thursday to approve a first-of-its-kind rule that would ban the sales of new gas-powered cars by 2035.

California Governor Gavin Newsom proposed the 2035 ban two years ago with an executive order that directed California Air Resources Board (CARB) and others to determine how to implement the plan.

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