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Dani Anguiano in Los Angeles

California bans sales of new gasoline-powered vehicles by 2035 in milestone step

A wide freeway with 17 lanes is filled with vehicles heading toward the toll plaza on California's Bay Bridge. In the distance is the San Francisco skyline.
California is set to approve a plan to phase out the sale of gas-powered cars over the next 13 years. Photograph: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

California has approved a ban on the sale of new gasoline-powered vehicles by 2035 as the state takes dramatic steps to reduce emissions and combat the climate emergency.

In a vote on Thursday, state regulators moved forward with a plan to phase out the sale of gas cars over the next 13 years in America’s largest auto market.

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