Massachusetts to End Sale of
New Gas-Powered Cars by 2035.
Massachusetts has announced that it will require
all new car sales to be electric by 2035. .
The state detailed the plan and more
in its “2050 Decarbonization Roadmap,”
which was released last week.
The report says that in order for Massachusetts
to “achieve Net Zero,” on-road vehicles that use fossil fuel
must be “all but completely eliminated” by 2050. .
It goes on to specifically name “high efficiency
battery-electric” and “zero-emission” vehicles
as the most viable replacement. .
Given the cost and scarcity of low- or
zero-carbon drop-in replacement fuels
and the current market and growing availability
of high efficiency battery-electric and other
zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) alternatives,
this likely means reaching near complete
electrification of the light-duty fleet, via 2040 Decarbonization Roadmap.
State experts say that light-duty passenger vehicles
specifically account for 27 percent of local emissions.
Roughly 5 million light-duty passenger
cars and trucks generate about
60% of transportation emissions, via 2040 Decarbonization Roadmap.
Massachusetts aims to have
30 percent of all trucks and bus sales be
zero-emission by 2030 and 100 percent by 2050. .
The state’s plan isn’t finalized yet and they are asking the public to provide
feedback until February 22. .
However, under the 2008 Global Warmings
Solutions Act, Governor Charlie Baker has the authority
to pursue many of the policy changes himself