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byPowercntrl ( 458442 ) writes:
Perhaps instead of an outright ban, California could just raise the registration fee on model 2035 and newer ICE vehicles to something so absurdly high that it may as well be a ban. Call it an environmental impact fee.
I should probably mention I'm only pointing this out in the interest of California getting exactly what it voted for. Personally, I'm of the belief that the government should encourage EV adoption by improving charging infrastructure and offering incentives to convince motorists to make the switch, but an ICE ban ignores the reality that EVs are not ideal in every situation. Basically: carrot = good, stick = bad.
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byksw_92 ( 5249207 ) writes:
With the way California is treating the POL industry, internal combustion engines are likely going to get VERY expensive to operate. California is losing refineries as operators decide to shut them down instead of deal with all the regulatory crap that has been piled on lately.
No further taxes will be needed to get people to move to EVs, public transportation (heh) or out of the state.
bysarren1901 ( 5415506 ) writes:
No worries, California already has a scheduled gas tax increase for the next couple years.
On November 8, 2024, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) passed new special blend mandates for California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS). The new standards require that refiners produce, and retail gas stations sell, a new California special blend in 2025. The CARB contends that the new special blend is necessary to achieve carbon and methane emission reduction targets and is consistent with Governor Gavin Newsom’s 2035 mandate to eliminate the sale of internal combustion car sales and 2050 targets. By its own admission, the CARB projected that the new special blend could increase the retail price of gasoline by $0.47 a gallon. However, in hearings, CARB staff noted that “Any estimate of cost from the LCFS regulatory proposal are inherently uncertain because they involve conducting estimates and speculative projections about what may happen in the future.”
https://californiaglobe.com/fl... [californiaglobe.com]
So you see, we are already working on making ICEV painful to drive. Sadly, we also have the most expensive electricity in the country as well. Until gas breaks $6.50, my hybrid will be cheaper to drive then your standard EV. EVs would be amazing in the rest of the country, since energy prices are significantly less pretty much everyone outside of California.
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bysarren1901 ( 5415506 ) writes:
That could work but someone is going to have to front the capital to upgrade some of our parking spaces. It's doable but I imagine the incentive to do it is rather low, especially in my city (El Cajon, Ca isn't exactly high class). That will change in time but it won't be this year or probably even this decade.
Worse, I imagine when it is done, it will be done by an outside contractor that will get some deal to make money selling us electricity at a mark up, which is even more outrageous given California alr
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byKerry Boehm ( 4570163 ) writes:
You think people are stupid? Anyone with half a brain sees through that and it just pisses them off more. You should be trying to win them over. And besides, if it is truly the better option you should not need to force anything. Just let it win. This mindset is self defeating.
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