California’s Air Resources Board voted Thursday, March 27, to require that fewer zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs) be offered for sale in the state starting in 2012. The board said that between 2012 and 2014, major automakers must produce a total of either 7500 ZEVs for sale in the state or 12,500 “battery electric vehicles,” which, by our reading of the ARB’s decision, would include fuel-cell electric vehicles.
The new decision also says automakers have to make 66,000 plug-in hybrids, unless they make 25,000 ZEVs.
It’s a little confusing.
Environmentalists wanted more, carmakers less. But it’s still far fewer than would have been required before Thursday’s vote.
The original mandate 18 years ago required that 10 percent of cars sold in the state be ZEVs, with ever-increasing percentages following that. That mandate was revised several times and then successfully challenged in court by the automakers that had to meet it.
Other states are expected to follow California’s lead. While exact figures will vary, suffice it to say Californians and eventually others should have a lot of battery-powered cars available in the not-too-distant future.
autoweek.com
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