3 million environmentally friendly cars in America after 12 years
3 million environmentally friendly cars in America after 12 years
3 million environmentally friendly cars in America after 12 years
The governors of California, New York and six other US states have agreed to put 3.3 million zero-emissions cars into operation over 12 years, which they say will help the environment and boost the economy.
According to an agreement announced Thursday in Sacramento, states will start unifying car production bases to facilitate the production of electric cars and power stations, and will study providing financial incentives to encourage the spread of non-polluting cars.
States will also consider introducing favorable electricity prices for home charging systems, purchasing electric cars for state government use, and developing uniform standards for traffic lights and charging networks. Zero-emission vehicles include battery electric cars, hybrid cars, and hydrogen-fueled electric cars.
There are now about 165,000 cars on the streets in the United States, including 50,000 in California, whose laws require automakers to produce a certain percentage of non-polluting cars or to purchase debt points from factories that have produced more than required percentages of these cars. The agreement was signed by the governors of Connecticut, Maryland, Massachusetts, Oregon, Rhode Island and Vermont.
