# California orders all new car sales to be zero-emission by 2035 (Executive Order N-79-20)

Date: 2020

On 23 September 2020, California Governor [Gavin Newsom](/people/edu-gavin-newsom) signed Executive Order N-79-20, directing the California Air Resources Board to require that all new passenger cars and trucks sold in the state be zero-emission vehicles by 2035, with medium- and heavy-duty trucks following by 2045 where feasible. It made California the first US state to set such a mandate, which CARB later codified in the Advanced Clean Cars II regulation.

## People

- Gavin Newsom: https://factrail.ai/people/gavin-newsom

## Drivers

- Decarbonization and climate-mitigation policy: https://factrail.ai/drivers/env-decarbonization-policy

## Sources

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## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

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