Massachusetts Bans the Sale of Gas-Powered Vehicles Starting 2035 with One Exception

Urian B., Tech Times 05 January 2021, 12:01 am

Massachusetts is now taking a step forward into its 2050 decarbonization roadmap as the county has announced its ambitious plan to heavily boost total EV ownership as well as cut emissions in 2035. This would mean that the sale of all of the new gas-powered vehicles will then be banned come that year. The only exception to this policy is the used vehicle sales.

2050 decarbonization roadmap

According to the official government announcement, this particular upcoming rule is going to be the second type of statewide ban that has been seen up to date. The first one was California's identical rules that also reportedly have the very same 2035 deadline.

The story was reported by TechSpot noting it is quite clear that Massachusetts actually took its inspiration coming from the west coast state but in this particular case, it is still hardly a bad thing for those that are in favor of EVs. Naturally, the selling of used vehicles will still be exempted from these given rules. Come 2035 and beyond, people will still be able to buy a certain pre-owned gas-powered vehicle coming from a dealer of their choice, or maybe a private owner.

Ban on gas-powered vehicles by 2035

Still, this particular rule is quite sure to cause a lot of troubles for those carmakers that still plan to continue doing their business in these two states. The entire impact that these rules will have for the whole industry at large still remains to be seen.

If there will be other states that plan to follow the lead of both California and Massachusetts, like the majority of the United States for example, this might be enough to force those carmakers to actually stop the production of gas-powered vehicles in that country. This would then become a major shift in the whole American mobility industry.

Tesla still leading EV

If this should happen, the EV infrastructure should definitely have to keep up with the demand. After all, the whole EV revolution won't be successful if there isn't going to be sufficient charging stations to support this change.

Tesla still remains to be the leading EV brand as of the moment. According to a previous article in August by Electrek, the EV maker has even outsold its top 3 competitors combined. This gigantic EV company, led by Elon Musk is still growing stronger and is the major reason for propelling Elon Musk into becoming the second richest person in the world.

As of the moment, it looks like Tesla remains unchallenged as other companies are either significantly smaller than the EV maker while other automobile companies are still adjusting towards the production of EVs. However, this could still change depending on how the market reacts to the upcoming EVs from other companies. Tesla has been able to stand up against not just its EV competitors but also other gas-powered automobile makers.

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Written by Urian Buenconsejo