[Nilly Welson]

Originally Posted by Martinjlm

You read it perfectly. It is a goal, not a law. Executive branch at state or federal level does not make laws. That is the job of the Legislative branch. FWIW, every immigrant who wants to become a US citizen has to learn that the Legislative Branch makes law, the Executive Branch approves (or vetoes) law, the Judiciary Branch interprets law.

Case in point…the original California ZEV Mandate stated that by 2003, 10% of cars sold in California had to be zero emissions. In Q1 2021, 18 years after the timing for the original “mandate” the number of zero emissions cars sold in California just eked past 10% for the very first time (thanks Tesla). So either the original mandate was NOT a law, or the law has been broken every year for the past 18 years. It was not a law. But it led to actual law that was a lot more realistic and achievable. History is repeating.

California and New York are not alone. Maine, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Washington, Oregon, and Hawaii also have set 2035 as a target year to ban sales of new vehicles with ICE. That’s about 1/5 of the US by state count and closer to 1/3 of annual new vehicles sales. And more are coming.

This is a chart I'll be using at a panel discussion I'll be speaking at at Motor Bella.

Thank you!!!...Now so easy to see all the sh!thole states!