Proposed Ban on the Sale of New Gas-Powered Vehicles

Under new rules proposed by Gov. Phil Murphy (D-NJ) this week, New Jersey will require automobile manufacturers to increase sales of electric vehicles, a mandate that would lead to a total ban on the sale of new gas-powered vehicles in the next 12 years.

On Monday, Murphy announced the filing of the Advanced Clean Cars II proposal with the state’s Office of Administrative Law that would ramp up the production of zero-emission vehicles to 100% of all vehicle sales by 2035, according to the governor’s press release. The proposal has to be approved by the office in order for the rules to take effect. (Excerpt from the Washington Examiner.)