The governors of 12 states are urging President Biden to end gasoline-powered car sales in the U.S. no later than 2035.
In a letter seen by Reuters reporters, the leaders of a dozen states are asking the president “to ensure that all new passenger cars and light-duty trucks sold are zero-emission no later than 2035 with significant milestones along the way to monitor progress.”
The letter reportedly calls for the same with medium- and heavy-duty vehicles by 2045.
The governors of California, Connecticut, Hawaii, Maine, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Rhode Island, and Washington signed the letter.
The White House has yet to comment on the request.
A $2.3 trillion national infrastructure plan from the Biden administration includes significant incentives to help Americans replace their gasoline-powered cars with electric vehicles. But it reportedly includes no proposals regulating or eliminating the production of gasoline-powered cars.
Many automakers have set their own public deadlines by which they plan to produce all, or mostly, electric vehicles.
