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2021-04-23 -Great Cultural Revolution

Twelve Governors Call on Joe to Mandate Electric Cars by 2035

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Posted by Bobby 2021-04-23 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11130 views ] Top

#1 Hawaii kinda sorta makes sense, importing fuel and all that. The rest are just daft.

Posted by magpie 2021-04-23 00:11|| 2021-04-23 00:11|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2021-04-23 00:20|| Front Page Top

#3 No airline flights or ships with that eeeebil fossil fuels

Posted by Frank G 2021-04-23 07:24|| 2021-04-23 07:24|| Front Page Top

#4 Oh, c'mon Frank G! We can use roller skates and sailing ships! (/s)

Posted by magpie 2021-04-23 09:37|| 2021-04-23 09:37|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2021-04-23 09:48|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2021-04-23 10:00|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2021-04-23 10:04|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2021-04-23 10:07|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2021-04-23 11:38|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2021-04-23 12:06|| Front Page Top

#11 ^-- not half as bad as the damage done producing all those needed batteries.

Posted by CrazyFool 2021-04-23 12:59|| 2021-04-23 12:59|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2021-04-23 21:41|| Front Page Top

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