Demand a Faster Shift to 100% Electric Vehicles for California!

The latest UN climate report says it’s “now or never” to stop the climate emergency. Yet California’s leaders aren’t moving fast enough to address tailpipe pollution from gas-fueled cars, which cause almost 30% of the state’s emissions.

Dirty, gas-burning cars and trucks are the largest single source of California's emissions. Meanwhile, high gas prices are hurting us at the pump and cancer-causing vehicle exhaust is harming our communities. California leaders want to wait until 2035 to transition to 100% electric vehicle sales — much too late to avoid the worst of the fires, droughts, and other deadly climate dangers hurting our communities.

California can and must curb tailpipe pollution faster.

Deadline May 31: Send your public comment to the California Air Resources Board (CARB) demanding a faster shift to 100% electric transportation for all.

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Dear California Air Resources Board,

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I urge you to restore California’s leadership on clean cars by accelerating the state’s transition to 100% electric vehicles.
 
Climate pollution from gas-powered cars and trucks makes up nearly 30% of total emissions in California. These vehicles are a massive driver of the climate emergency, devastating our state with deadlier, more damaging wildfires, heat waves, and drought.  Historically we’ve led the nation on setting strong auto emissions standards — but the current clean cars proposal falls short of the action we need.
 
If we don’t reach 100% electric vehicle sales until 2035, it will be too late for California to meet its goal of carbon neutrality by 2045, since many new vehicles last 20 years or longer. Moving that target to 2030 will give our state a better chance of meeting its climate goals and remaining a global leader on clean cars.
 
And until we reach that target in 2030, California can’t ignore the climate-damaging emissions from new gas cars. State leaders need to start the transition to 100% electric vehicles as soon as possible, since every purchased vehicle will drive on our roads for decades to come.
 
Stronger action is also critical to protect the health of communities hit hardest by tailpipe pollution. Cancer-causing vehicle exhaust harms people's health and particularly hurts low-income communities of color near congested freeways.
 
California must lead the way with strong policy solutions to end tailpipe pollution and build an environmentally just transportation system. New clean car standards must ensure equitable access to electric vehicles.
 
We urge you to adopt strong clean car rules that require:

- 100% electric vehicle sales by 2030
- 7% annual pollution cuts from gas-powered cars in the meantime
- Mandatory equity commitments to ensure that communities most affected by pollution benefit from electric vehicles first and foremost

The proposed transition to 100% electric vehicles in California is a tremendous opportunity to create family-supporting, high-road jobs for Californians. We urge you to seize this moment and adopt stronger nation-leading clean car standards that slash climate pollution, ensure equity, and promote good jobs.

Sincerely,

[First Name] [Last Name]
[Your Address]