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A look inside the factory that assembles Ford鈥檚 F-150 electric pickup. As the industry invests $40 billion in new US electric car plants, the rapid transformation raises labor and supply chain issues. Automaker says 鈥渨e鈥檙e all-in.鈥�

In a worldwide first, California鈥檚 air board unanimously moves to end diesel鈥檚 decades-long stranglehold on the economy. Truckers predict chaos, while communities near ports, freeways celebrate cleaner air.

Up to 60% of 2030 models and two-thirds of 2032 models sold nationwide would be zero-emissions 鈥� less aggressive than California鈥檚 mandate.

Granted an exemption, Pacific Gas & Electric will now seek a 20-year permit 鈥� but state officials only want the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant open through 2030 to smooth the transition to renewable energy.

Despite expecting 12.5 million electric cars by 2035, California officials insist that the grid can provide enough electricity. But that鈥檚 based on multiple assumptions 鈥� including building solar and wind at almost five times the pace of the past decade 鈥� that may not be realistic.

The governor鈥檚 proposal to slash $6 billion in funding 鈥渦nquestionably hurts the state more in the long-term,鈥� one climate activist said.

Here are six ways that Californians will be affected by the state鈥檚 new climate change blueprint.

Several dozen companies are competing for leases to build massive floating wind farms in deep ocean waters off Humboldt County and Morro Bay. The auction is the first major step toward producing offshore wind energy off the West Coast.

A new version of California鈥檚 climate plan sets a more stringent 鈥� some say unrealistic 鈥� target for cutting greenhouse gases. It also relies on controversial carbon capture and removal projects, which would be responsible for 15% of all cuts.

Opponents clashed over a state proposal to ban gas-fueled truck sales and make large trucking firms convert to electric within two decades.

Of all the ballot measures put before California voters this fall, Proposition 30 鈥� which would raise taxes on the rich to support electric car deployment and combat wildfires 鈥� is perhaps the most confounding.

California likes to see itself as a leader in climate policy. But transitioning from fossil fuels to renewable energy also will mean a major reshuffling for workers.