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California “gasoline superuser” bill advances; focusing ZEV incentives on reducing gasoline use

Green Car Congress

The California Assembly Transportation Committee passed a landmark ZEV incentive reform bill, AB 2816 , by a 6-2 vote on Monday. If passed, this bill would make California the first government in the world to focus ZEV incentives on maximizing cuts in gasoline consumption.

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California (Sort-of) Banned Small EVs When it Banned Gasoline Cars

Energy Institute at HAAS

California’s so-called gasoline car ban has many features that have been overlooked or underappreciated. These include the fact that there appear to … Continue Reading California (Sort-of) Banned Small EVs When it Banned Gasoline Cars How regulations can steer innovation in strange directions.

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Connecticut and Maine delay adopting California EV mandate

Green Car Reports

Connecticut and Maine have delayed adoption of California's EV sales mandate, leaving EV advocates to retrench, reports Energy News Network.

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California Assemblymembers introduce bill phasing out gasoline-fueled small off-road engines

Green Car Congress

California Assemblymembers Marc Berman (D-Menlo Park) and Lorena Gonzalez (D-San Diego) introduced legislation to phase out the sale of new gas-powered small off-road engines (SORE), which are primarily used in lawn and garden equipment, including leaf blowers, lawn mowers, and other outdoor power equipment.

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HIF Global partners with Topsoe for eFuels facility in Texas; carbon-neutral gasoline

Green Car Congress

Topsoe will deliver basic engineering and license for methanol synthesis and TIGAS gasoline synthesis technologies. This is our first involvement in a commercial scale Power-to-X facility producing gasoline. The gasoline synthesis from methanol has been commercially proven in a 15000-bpd plant in Turkmenistan since 2019.

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California will ban the sale of gasoline vehicles by 2035

Green Car Reports

California governor Gavin Newsom Wednesday morning signed an executive order that will ban the sale of new gasoline-powered cars in the state by 2035.

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New Jersey might join California ban of gasoline new-car sales by 2035

Green Car Reports

New Jersey might be the next state to ban sales of new gasoline and diesel cars.