Washington state plans to ban most non-electric vehicles by 2030, according to a newly signed bill by Gov. Jay Inslee.
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- Washington state plans to ban most non-electric vehicles by 2030.
- Gov.
- Jay Inslee signed a bill that covers a lot of transportation issues in the state.
- The bill is part of a larger $16.9 billion transportation package called “Move Ahead Washington" The bill includes funding for four new hybrid-electric ferries, thousands of electric vehicle charging stations, 25 transit electrification projects across the state, as well as free fares for riders 18 and younger on public transportation systems, Inslee wrote on Friday in a Medium post.
- “Transportation is our state’s largest source of greenhouse gas emissions,” Inslee said in the post.