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"California Leads U.S. Sprint Towards Electric Vehicles"

"NEW YORK - California is "far and away" leading the U.S. shift to electric vehicles, researchers said on Wednesday, as President Joe Biden's new administration steps up its clean energy drive.

California, the most populous U.S. state, is the only one with deadlines for electrifying transit buses, heavy trucks, and commercial vehicles, found an analysis by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE), a nonprofit.

"The governor is setting very robust targets for us in the state," said Patty Monahan of the California Energy Commission, which oversees energy policy, referring to an executive order to ban the sale of new gasoline-powered cars and trucks by 2035."

Matthew Lavietes reports for Thomson Reuters Foundation February 3, 2021.

Source: Thomson Reuters Fdn., 02/04/2021