Youngkin Pulls Virginia Out of California Emissions Standard That Would Have Mandated All-Electric Cars by 2035

‘The idea that government should tell people what kind of car they can or can’t purchase is fundamentally wrong,’ Governor Youngkin says.

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Electric cars at a charging station at Sacramento, California, April 13, 2022. AP/Rich Pedroncelli, file

The Republican governor of Virginia, Glenn Youngkin, announced Wednesday that Virginia will be breaking away from the 16 other states that followed car emissions guidelines set by California’s Air Resources Board, which is aiming to have all new cars sold in California be electric cars by 2035.

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