In other words, California is doing the same thing it has been for 52 years: fighting smog. Its original Motor Vehicle Pollution Control Act, which required the installation of pollution-control devices on vehicles was enacted back in 1960, before I Love Lucy went into syndication. Thirty years later, California passed its Zero Emission Mandate, which required 10% of the state's vehicles to produce no emissions by 2003. It was later deemed impractical and was watered down. The new rules mean manufacturers will have to produce about 1.4 million advanced technology high-mileage vehicles for sale in the state by 2025. Good luck with that.
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