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Gas car ban raises alarms over vehicle costs, biofuel impacts

06/15/22 8:16 AM By Brad Hooker
KEYWORDS air quality impacts to socially disadvantaged communities ban on gas-powered cars and trucks California zero-emission mandate E15 and E85 in plug-in electric hybrids grid reliability public safety power shutoffs (PSPS)
The California Air Resources Board is proposing its most ambitious regulation yet with a ban on new gas-powered cars by 2035. But biofuel producers hope to convince state regulators to keep some alternatives to electric cars.
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Brad Hooker
Sacramento Bureau Chief, Agri-Pulse West

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