Imagine a future where only zero-emission vehicles could be registered in California or driven on the state's freeways. Those are two tactics that could be used to help the world's sixth largest economy phase out combustion engines, suggested California Air Resources Board Chair Mary Nichols in a recent interview with Bloomberg. Jerry Brown wants to make sure California is keeping pace with goals set by other countries. “I’ve gotten messages from the governor asking, ‘Why haven’t we done something already?’” Nichols said in the Bloomberg interview. So far, California has struggled to meet more modest goals of getting more electric cars on the road, and emissions from transportation have recently increased.

Source: Los Angeles Times September 27, 2017 15:33 UTC