FLASHBACK: Biden, Buttigieg and Harris supported banning sale of gas and diesel vehicles in U.S.

New York State announced a ban on the sale of most gas and diesel vehicles by 2035.
US Vice President Kamala Harris leaves her plane, as she arrives for the second leg of her Asia trip, at the airport in Hanoi, Vietnam, on August, 24, 2021.

President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg supported a federal ban on the sale of gas and diesel vehicles in the U.S. when competing for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination.

New York state announced a ban on the sale of most gas and diesel vehicles by 2035. California Gov. Gavin Newson previously announced a similar state government ban.

As a candidate in the 2020 Democratic presidential primary, Buttigieg supported a federal ban on the sale of gas and diesel vehicles in the U.S. by 2035.

Harris proposed requiring every vehicle sold in the U.S. to be "zero-emissions" vehicles by 2035. Biden had a similar plan that would take effect by an unspecified date.