The number of new, gas-powered vehicles for sale in Oregon will dwindle over the next 12 years as new environmental regulations ramp up to full enforcement.
Oregon’s Environmental Quality Commission agreed Monday to require 100 percent of new, light-duty vehicle sales in Oregon to be zero-emission by the 2035 model year.
Auto manufacturers must deliver to Oregon only zero-emission vehicles by then. The percentage of zero-emission vehicles auto manufacturers are allowed to sell in the state will climb until then. In three years, the state will require 35 percent of vehicles sold by manufacturers to be zero-emission.
Here are the requirements according to a presentation during the meeting….