Governor Kathy Hochul said that New York would follow California’s example and require that all new vehicles, pickup trucks, and SUVs sold in the state be either EVs or plug-in hybrids. To meet that target, 35 percent of new automobiles must be zero-emission by 2026, and 60 percent must be zero-emission by 2030. By 2035, all new school buses must be zero emissions. Before the regulations are implemented, a public hearing will be conducted.
Hochul directed the state’s environmental agency to develop rules comparable to those approved by California, which call for the abolition of all fossil-fuel-only automobile sales by 2035. These regulations come into effect last month, with the goal of reducing passenger car emissions by 25% by 2037, with 9.5 fewer internal-combustion engine (ICE) only vehicles sold by 2035.
