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by riku_iki 859 days ago
There are laws in effect already: https://www.gov.ca.gov/2020/09/23/governor-newsom-announces-...
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katbyte 859 days ago
If it’s anything like Canada it still allows for hybrid. Banning everything but BEV will never happen because Bev will never work for a small subset of users
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riku_iki 859 days ago
they have similar law in Canada: https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canada-electric-vehicles-20....
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katbyte 859 days ago
That’s literally the one I was talking about, it will still permit hybrid and there is no requirement for everything to be a BEV
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riku_iki 859 days ago
> it will still permit hybrid

article says plugin hybrid, not just hybrid, which is kinda loophole.

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katbyte 859 days ago
a hybrid is still a hybrid that you can just keep filling up with gas and never plug-in.
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riku_iki 859 days ago
yes, though in California cars required to be 0 emission by 2035
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