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Home Front: Politix
California's senators ask Biden to ban sale of gas-powered cars
2021-03-24
[MSN] The letter sent Monday by Sens. Diane Feinstein and Alex Padilla to President Joseph Biden urges him to "follow Caliphornia, an impregnable bastion of the Democratic Party,'s lead and set a date by which all new cars and passenger trucks sold be zero-emission vehicles."California Gov. Gavin can't be Bee'd Newsom
...mayor of San Franciscoas it transformed itself into Poopville, currently governor of Californiaas it transforms itself into Cinderland...
signed an executive order in September requiring that all new passenger cars and trucks sold in the state be zero-emission vehicles by 2035.

Today, electric vehicles make up less than 3% of US vehicle sales, far lower than some other countries — most notably Norway, where more than half of cars sold last year were electric vehicles. Even without a requirement, EVs could make up the same share of US car sales by 2035, according to some industry forecasts.

Automakers are in the process of offering a far greater selection of electric vehicles to comply with tougher environmental regulations around the world and to meet growing customer demand for EVs. They also aim to save costs, since EVs have fewer moving parts and require fewer hours of labor to assemble than traditional internal combustion engine vehicles.

The industry plans to invest $250 billion in vehicle electrification over the course of the next three years, according to the Alliance for Automotive Innovation, an industry trade group. Asked about the senators' calls for a firm deadline to require only emission-free vehicles, the trade group said it supports working with the Biden administration to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and "build a robust market for electric vehicles, and resolve on-going litigation."



Posted by:Fred

#12  Trump should have set a date for such a thing and then the left would have railed against it. Set the date far enough in the future and technology will solve the problem before your mandate.
Posted by: ruprecht   2021-03-24 15:13  

#11  The faster you drive the populace into the hive cities where every aspect of their lives depends on government control or policy, the greater the power for tyrants. Making private transport out of reach is a huge step in that cattle-prodding policy mindset.
Posted by: NoMoreBS   2021-03-24 13:20  

#10  Not crazy if your plan is to restrict the movement of those who are not "on board".

And of course, Gov Tags are exempt.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2021-03-24 11:12  

#9  And to make it MORE fun, read about what happens when these suckers catch fire. Some firehouse in England burned to the ground when the Fire Chief's cool EV caught fire and they couldn't put it out. AT THE FIRE HOUSE ITSELF.
Posted by: Silentbrick   2021-03-24 10:33  

#8  Make the deplorables pull wagons?
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2021-03-24 10:25  

#7  Go for it in California. That way the locusts can't move to other states and fuck them up. Not enough energy to power their cars.
Posted by: DarthVader   2021-03-24 10:18  

#6  Current auto franchises in Nevada hail this move as an important step in protecting Gaia. *

* - Do I need to put a SARC on this?
Posted by: Warthog   2021-03-24 10:02  

#5  Yep.
Destroy small business owners.
Demoralize America's children. Ruin their education.
Encourage public riots by your shock troops while locking down everyone else.
Unleash a small army of race-hustling Red Guards to destroy careers, suppress speech and politicize every aspect of American life.
Suppress the biggest story of the century so far, the manifest corruption and sickening deoravity if the Democrat presidential candidate's family.
Allow a handful of billionaires to spend literally $1 billion to corrupt and subvert our election system and local prosecutors
Twist, harvest, forge, stuff millions of ballots to yield an absurd election result that has a probability (absent fraud) of about 0.001
Protect a known killer, the NY Governor who sent infected elders back into NY's nursing homes, killing thousands
Flood the nation with millions of illegals, many with contagious diseases and/or criminals. Grant amnesty to 20m already here.
Expand the surveillance state
Extend the lockdowns
Hammer at the 1st Amendment
Undermine the 4th and 5th Amendments
Destroy the 2nd Amendment

... yeah, I guess you could say that they're trying to set off a second Civil War

Posted by: Shusotch Ulugum3059   2021-03-24 10:00  

#4  It appears some understand that they are pushing to country to civil war and are desperate to disarm the population.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2021-03-24 09:47  

#3  #1, you only left out the part about subsidies that ensure all tax payers are on the hook for the overpriced crap.
Posted by: M. Murcek   2021-03-24 09:47  

#2  Thought this was the Bee. Ban the sale of gas-powered cars (except for those in upper political positions?). Another crazy idea coming from the left coast. Are we becoming like China, i.e. riding bicycles to get around? There are an estimated 1 billion bicycles in the world; 400 million of which are in China.
Posted by: JohnQC   2021-03-24 09:26  

#1  
Not enough power plants in the country to "fuel" these electric folly trollies, called EVs.

What did I hear about "rolling brown and black-outs" on the West Coast this last year, my imagination ?

Manufacture of Batteries for these EV's, highly toxic, tendancy to overheat, explode, and are very difficult to recycle. Built into the vehicle is their longevity limiter; after efficiency of numerous "recharge cycles" reaches the approximate 80% retained power level, they quit being efficient and the vehicle itself calls for their replacement - an instant - NO VA - No Go !

$12-22K for replacement battery packs - right.

Spend $45,000 or more for your future lawn ornaments and potential planters.


Mandate in the Home of Fruits and Berries

Khalif Ornia
Posted by: Hupavise Glurt8795   2021-03-24 00:45  

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