Evergreen Urges Automakers To Commit To California’s 2035 ZEV Target

October 4, 2024
Environmentalists are ramping up calls for automakers to formally commit to phasing out “pure” internal combustion vehicles by 2035 in states that have adopted California’s vehicle emissions standards, arguing this would boost certainty for ongoing electrification efforts ahead of possible legal or political reversals of key EPA or state rules. The pitch, in a Sept. 26 memo from the group Evergreen Collaborative, comes amid uncertainty for both regulators and the auto industry. GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump has pledged to...


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