California’s Energy Transition from Oil State to Fossil Free: Introduction Part Four—Auto Emissions

Part four of the introduction discusses California’s recent battle with the Trump administration over the regulation of auto emissions.

In justifying the expedited transition to ZEVs under Executive Order N 79-20, Newsom identified auto emissions as a chief cause of both local and global environmental and health problems. He ordered that by 2035, all new passenger cars and trucks sold in the state must be ZEVs and that by 2045, all medium- and heavy-duty vehicles sold in the state would…