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Twelve Governors Call on Joe to Mandate Electric Cars by 2035
2021-04-23
[Rooters] The governors of a dozen U.S. states including California, New York, Massachusetts and North Carolina called on President Joe Biden on Wednesday to back ending sales of new gasoline-powered vehicles by 2035, a dramatic shift away from fossil fuels.
Say, wasn't that when all the glaciers were going to be melted?
The governors, which also include those of Connecticut, Hawaii, Maine, New Jersey, New Mexico, Oregon, Washington State and Rhode Island, urged Biden to set standards "to ensure that all new passenger cars and light-duty trucks sold are zero-emission no later than 2035 with significant milestones along the way to monitor progress."
Where are they going to get the power to run those vehicles? Nuclear power plants? Windmills?
They argued that "by establishing a clear regulatory path to ensuring that all vehicles sold in the United States are zero-emission, we can finally clear the air and create high-road jobs."
Remember Solyndra's 'high-road' jobs?
Biden's $2.3 trillion infrastructure plan calls for $174 billion in spending and tax credits to boost electric vehicles (EVs) and charging networks but does not call for phasing out gasoline-powered passenger vehicles.
C'mon, Man! You gotta get with the New Green Program!
The governors also want Biden to set standards and adopt incentives aimed at ensuring 100% zero-emission sales of medium-duty and heavy-duty vehicles by 2045.
I'm not sure I want to live another 25 years to see that. Could you speed it up 10-15 years?
Posted by:Bobby

#12  Hawaii gonna be interesting. About 85% of their power comes from burning oil:
https://www.hawaiianelectric.com/about-us/power-facts
Posted by: ed in texas   2021-04-23 21:41  

#11  ^-- not half as bad as the damage done producing all those needed batteries.
Posted by: CrazyFool   2021-04-23 12:59  

#10  anyone ever thought about how bad for the environment it will be when theese cars are wore out and have to be scrapped?
Posted by: Chris   2021-04-23 12:06  

#9  #2 and #3, no more diesel exhaust from all those Chinese freighter ships pulling into San Pedro and Long Beach?
Posted by: Abu Uluque   2021-04-23 11:38  

#8  So those states which rely on trade and tourism would only allow wind powered sailing ships.
I haven't seen a solar powered aircraft or freighter who could haul cargo or passengers. Hawaii is going to have a lot of empty hotels.
Posted by: CrazyFool   2021-04-23 10:07  

#7  This is a massive grift happening before our eyes.

The Big Guy et al no doubt have been given millions of shares in these myriad pump-and-dump EV companies and SPACs that have no revenues or even a viable product. This is Solyndra x1000
Posted by: Dino Phomorong2702   2021-04-23 10:04  

#6  Who will pay for them? Right now they are beyond the reach of low income people. Maybe that's the objective. Make the majority of the populace completely dependent on Government. As I recall there were tax breaks for buying electric vehicles but they only benefitted rich people because they were the only ones able to afford them.
Posted by: Deacon Blues   2021-04-23 10:00  

#5  I'm sure the elite will have some exemption. Hollywood is an essential service ya know.
Posted by: CrazyFool   2021-04-23 09:48  

#4  Oh, c'mon Frank G! We can use roller skates and sailing ships! (/s)
Posted by: magpie   2021-04-23 09:37  

#3  No airline flights or ships with that eeeebil fossil fuels
Posted by: Frank G   2021-04-23 07:24  

#2  How about they mandate it in their states and the oil industry stops selling them any and all products of oil. ALL products. So no more fancy medical plastics, no more fertilizer, no more lubricants and certainly no roads. Watch your state come to a screeching halt without oil. How's that rat burger cooked over dung taste? That'll be high cuisine fast in your stone age paradise.
Posted by: Silentbrick   2021-04-23 00:20  

#1  Hawaii kinda sorta makes sense, importing fuel and all that. The rest are just daft.
Posted by: magpie   2021-04-23 00:11  

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