New York is following California's lead and implementing rules requiring all new car sales to be EVs.
, we speculated that other states would follow its lead. After all, many states use California's CARB guidelines as, well, guidelines for their own emissions rules—New York included.
"With sustained state and federal investments, our actions are incentivizing New Yorkers, local governments, and businesses to make the transition to electric vehicles," said Governor Hochul. Just like in California, the New York legislation will have a percentage requirement for zero emission vehicle sales that will increase incrementally year over year. Beginning 2026, 35 percent of new vehicle sales must be ZEVs.
You may remember that Governor Newsom faced some criticism on social media due to the fact that just a week after announcing the California ban on gasoline vehicles, the state was hit by a severe heatwave and an advisory. The ill-timed situation called California's ability to support a 100-percent EV transition in to question, even though the state is working to bolster its power-generation capabilities over the coming decades.