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The Electric Vehicle Fight Turns to California

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In December , California received special permission from the US government to enact regulations that would require automakers to sell only zero -emission new vehicles in the state by 2035 .

Seventeen other states have said they would follow California ’s lead on stricter emissions standards.

Whoever wins this fight could determine the future of electric vehicles not just in the US , but given the number of vehicles both sold and made in the country—globally, too.

California ’s special waiver ability is explicitly written into the landmark Clean Air Act .

The state needs the vehicle emissions rules to achieve its federal ambient air quality standards.

Any effort to get rid of the 2035 rules “stands on shaky legal footing,” says Julia Stein , a UCLA expert.