(The Center Square) — Automakers in California and many other states may soon have to restrict sales of gasoline and non-plug-in hybrid vehicles this year if California’s zero-emission vehicle requirement is not overturned, industry leaders say. 

California’s Advanced Clean Cars II rule, which phases out the sale of gas-powered cars in 2035, requires that 35% of model year 2026 vehicles be either zero emission — which largely means battery-electric, though hydrogen vehicles exist —  or plug-in-hybrids that have both gas engines and battery-powered electric motors.

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