Posted on 08/24/2022 9:26:40 AM PDT by Ciaphas Cain
WASHINGTON — California on Thursday is expected to put into effect its sweeping plan to prohibit the sale of new gasoline-powered cars by 2035, a groundbreaking move that could have major effects on the effort to fight climate change and accelerate a global transition toward electric vehicles.
“This is huge,” said Margo Oge, an electric vehicles expert who headed the Environmental Protection Agency’s transportation emissions program under Presidents Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and Barack Obama. “California will now be the only government in the world that mandates zero-emission vehicles. It is unique.”
The rule, issued by the California Air Resources Board, will require that 100 percent of all new cars sold in the state by 2035 be free of the fossil fuel emissions chiefly responsible for warming the planet, up from 12 percent today. It sets interim targets requiring that 35 percent of new passenger vehicles sold in the state by 2026 produce zero emissions. That would climb to 68 percent by 2030.
The restrictions are important because not only is California the largest auto market in the United States, but more than a dozen other states typically follow California’s lead when setting their own auto emissions standards.
“The climate crisis is solvable if we focus on the big, bold steps necessary to stem the tide of carbon pollution,” Gavin Newsom, the governor of California, said in a statement.
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“Cuba on the Pacific” - that was my exact first thought also. Soon, what with all the Hispanics and decades old ICE cars, the comparison draws itself.
What a boon to car dealers in surrounding states.
The stupid is strong in the CA political class.
Here is the government using force to make people do what they want so the elite can benefit from it and everyone else can shut up and suffer. Let’s force an economy! How much of our tax money has gone to these “clean energy” industries which ultimately fail and have failed in so many ways? Here are the elite padding their pockets. Stupid voters and stupid corruption.
https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/green-tech/a21251308/crazy-cheap-technology-turn-carbon-dioxide-into-fuel/
Does this violate the commerce clause?
California’s a piker.
Washington state banned the sale or registration of ICE vehicles last year...in 2030.
By the way, they want to breach several hydroelectric dams too, for the fish.
If they think they have electric power grid problems now . . .
How about very lightly used ones bought new in Las Vegas or Reno last week and sold used in California this week?
A note, Kali has already made it illegal to even enter the state with any commercial diesel truck that predates some specified year.
Sorry, not a diesel driver so not certain of the cut-off.
I do not see how this is legal, “Full faith and credit”, “Interstate commerce”, etc.
But I understand that the fines are heavy and they are getting away with it.
I also know that 1974 and earlier “Exempt” vehicles command a major premium over post 74 vehicles.
Those who care WILL find a way around this if it actually happens.
The lobotomized will “Work from home”, NOT work at all, or ride the cattle cars to commute.
The mass EV sales will not happen, and if they did other states do not have the extra capacity to bail out Kali to supply the power to charge them.
So everyone will buy their cars in a neighboring state?
So when are they planning to build the dams and nuclear reactor power plants we will need to charge all those non-fossil fuel vehicles.
Or, are we going to be expected to wait around for a few hours for the electric bus to come by.
Deep State doesn’t want freedom of movement.
It’s that simple.
“So who gets punished when Crapifornia falls short of the goal.”
All the states the Californio’s walk to.
Maybe it’s time for people to start learning how to throw an atlatl and flint knapping.
At the very least everybody here should know how to start a fire without a match or a lighter or a magnifying glass, it’s good to know.
California gas vehicle buy back program...Just wait.
Bad news for sensible Californians.
Good news for gasoline-powered car dealerships in neighboring states.
I’m guessing California will eventually get around to banning gas stations. Then good news for horse and buggy dealerships.
Does the zero emissions target include the generating of electricity for the battery “powered” cars?
Exactly.
Just like when the EV gal CEO (?) was asked, at a news presser, what was powering the outlet these EVs were plugged into, charging.
She was dumbstruck.
Why are people living in California, there’s really no good reason to!
There will be so many lawsuits that it’ll make our heads spin. This is the most egregious example of regulatory fascism, I’ve seen.
does not allow Kali to prevent cars bought in other states to be brought in.
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Let’s see - - -
If you bring in a vehicle from out of state into CA, the DMV wants to see the “Calif Compliant” emmissions sticker.
New ICEs won’t be Calif compliant.
For motorcycles this is for under 7000 miles. Over that they don’t need to see the sticker. Ask me how I know. Previous owner took stickers off the tank of course. I did solve it. Only took 5 months.
When CA went with base coat / clear coat auto paint years ago, the whole industry followed suit just due to market scale of CA. I fear same will happen with EVs, although CA will not likely have their power grid updated by that time. The middle and lower class will end up paying for it.
How about very lightly used ones bought new in Las Vegas or Reno last week and sold used in California this week?
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How about a whole bunch of 2034s bought and stashed.
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