Earlier this year, The Governor of California, Jerry Brown, expressed interest in prohibiting the registration of new vehicles with gasoline engines. Since the idea was merely in its birth, no further details were given at that time. Now a bill will soon be introduced that would no longer allow registration of gas-powered vehicles by 2040, at least in California.

Phil Ting, a member of the state's budget committee and state assembly member, intends to introduce a bill that would only allow the DMV to register vehicles that do not emit carbon dioxide. This doesn't mean electric-only vehicles since hydrogen cars also achieve a drive free of CO2. This change wouldn't begin until 2040, however.

Ting intends to introduce the bill with the 2018 legislative session next month. If it passes, it will mark a big step forward in the ongoing effort to reduce the state's emissions. So far statewide emissions are down 80% since 1990.

While there is a degree of controversy to this in today's culture, there are hopes that as advancements in alternatively fueled vehicles continue to grow and become more commonplace, such an idea will be much more feasible as well as socially acceptable. Even so, many lawmakers today show support for the bill.

The greatest concern is for those in the lower and middle class, which may not have the means to afford such a vehicle. Though that will change with time.