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Washington state to ban sales of new gas cars by 2035, following California

Traffic between Seattle and the eastern suburbs on a wet and blustery day.
Traffic between Seattle and the eastern suburbs on a wet and blustery day. Photograph: Ian Dewar/Alamy

Washington state will follow California and prohibit the sale of new gas-powered vehicles by 2035, Jay Inslee, the state governor, said.

California regulators on Thursday moved forward with a landmark plan to phase out the sale of gas cars over the next 13 years in the US’s largest auto market.

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