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All tagged Gavin Newsom

Oct 18

Oct 18 California Small Engine Ban – A Step Too Far?

Edward A. Sanchez

opinion

Last weekend, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill that pledges to ban small off-road engines (S.O.R.E.) by 2024 of all types. The text of the bill is broad…

BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ

Sep 24

Sep 24 SEMA Fires Warning Shot to California’s Gavin Newsom

Steve Thompson

electric

It didn’t take long for the Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) to go on the offensive following California Governor Gavin Newsom’s Executive Order…

BY STEVE THOMPSON

Sep 24

Sep 24 California Governor Gavin Newsom Bans New ICE Car Sales by 2035

Edward A. Sanchez

opinion, electric

Somewhat unexpectedly to many, Governor Gavin Newsom signed an executive order on Sept. 23, 2020, banning the sale of new internal-combustion passenger cars by 2035…

BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ