Source: CNET, 1/4/21


Massachusetts will ban the sale of new cars powered by gasoline and other fossil fuels by 2035, the state announced this weekend in its 2050 Decarbonization Roadmap (PDF). It's the first state to follow California, which this past September rolled out its plan to stop the sale of any new car with an internal-combustion engine, following a disastrous season of wildfires. As is always the asterisk with these plans, the proposed regulations do not call for a ban on the sale of used cars with a gasoline or diesel-powered engine. Buyers could still get their traditional vehicle from a used car lot.

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