‘California of the East Coast’: New Jersey Moves to Ban New Gas-Powered Cars By 2035 – By Meghan Blonder (Washington Free Beacon) / July 19, 2023
Dem governor Murphy pledges to use ‘every tool … to combat the intensifying climate crisis’
Democratic governor Phil Murphy made good on his promise to make New Jersey the “California of the East Coast,” announcing a proposal that bars the sale of new gas-powered cars by 2035.
As part of his “Energy Master Plan,” Murphy on Monday unveiled environmental rules that require vehicle manufacturers to make 100 percent of their passenger cars, trucks, and SUVs electric by 2035. Murphy said the move “build[s] upon our nation-leading record of bold climate action while delivering on our promise to utilize every tool at our disposal to combat the intensifying climate crisis.”
Murphy’s proposal aligns New Jersey with California and other deep-blue states. The Democrat’s electric car rule, Advanced Clean Cars II, originated in California—the state’s Air Resources Board approved it in August 2022 and today says it requires “all new passenger vehicles sold in California to be zero emissions by 2035.” Murphy, who succeeded Republican governor Chris Christie, told former Golden State governor Jerry Brown in 2018 that he aspires to make New Jersey “the California of the East Coast.”
