May 24, 2023
OAN's Roy Francis 2:01 PM - Wednesday, May 23, 2023 The State of California has submitted a request to the Biden administration for approval of its plan to ban the sales of new gasoline cars in the state by 2035. According to a letter obtained by Reuters on Monday, the California Air Resources Board (CARB), which had approved the plan of ending sales of new gasoline cars by 2035, asked the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for an approval of a waiver under the Clean Air Act in order to implement its new rules. CARB Executive Officer Steven Cliff stated that the gasoline powered vehicles are the "greatest source of emissions in California," and stated that electric vehicles will displace those emissions by conventional vehicles. "These vehicles will permanently displace emissions from conventional vehicles," he wrote. The Biden administration has previously refused to approve a set date to phase out gasoline vehicles. EPA Administrator Michael Regan previousl