California approves strict clean-fuel regulation

The San Francisco Chronicle reports:

The clean fuel revolution got a kick start Friday when the California Air Resources Board unanimously approved strict vehicle emissions regulations that will mandate production of more than a million zero-emission vehicles.

The package, known as the Advanced Clean Car program, will cut in half current greenhouse gas emissions by 2025. It means automakers will have to cut exhaust by two-thirds and begin mass-producing cars that do not run on gasoline.

"This is an historic new chapter in California history for the clean automobile," said Mary Nichols, the resources board chairwoman, after the vote. "Although there may be some bumps in the road for individual vehicles, the steady drumbeat that is driving us to get off of petroleum continues."

The new standards require 15 percent of new cars and small trucks sold each year in California to run on batteries, hydrogen fuel cells or plug-in hybrid technology within the next 13 years.

The central planners have a plan for you and it includes a car you don't want!