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byMachineShedFred ( 621896 ) writes:
So what happened to states' rights? Good enough to be able to ban abortions, but not good enough to ban polluting cars, apparently.
More rank hypocrisy from the Republican Party.
bygrasshoppa ( 657393 ) writes:
The democrats should be secretly celebrating this; the ban was always a remarkably stupid virtue signal that was going to come back to bite them. There is no way the state could possibly be ready for the ban in 10 years ( look at their rail project lol ).
The republicans just saved the democrats from themselves. If they're smart they'll bitch, whine and moan but not do anything to try to overturn this.
bysupremebob ( 574732 ) writes:
Yeah, I don't think that anybody really thought that all of the auto manufacturers (with the exception of EV makers like Tesla) were going to be ready to fully transition to electric vehicles by 2035. Many of them are just releasing their 1st generation EV products now, and they are outrageously expensive and have terrible range. The new Dodge Charger EV comes to mind as an example... the Scat Pack version costs $75,000, only has a 240 mile range, and can be outperformed by a $55,000 Tesla Model 3 Performan
byMacMann ( 7518492 ) writes:
I doubt anyone expected this ban to go into effect, at least all of those that stopped to consider the implications on this for a minute. This was virtue signalling bullshit from the start.
There have been places on Earth that had considerable success in getting to all-electric vehicles. That works by driving up the cost of EV prices until enough of the EV production lands in the places that banned gasoline vehicles to meet demand. As more governmental jurisdictions on Earth ban any internal combustion ve
byPowercntrl ( 458442 ) writes:
I expect that the PHEV will be the most common option for cars and light trucks fairly soon.
The problem with PHEVs though, is that quite often their owners do not actually plug them in. [insideevs.com] When run entirely in hybrid mode, they're generally not anything special in the efficiency department.
Granted, most PHEVs can realistically be charged from a standard 5-15 outlet, so access to charging becomes a case of "can I trail a cord out to the car?" rather than "I need to hire an electrician". Never underestimate people's ability to be lazy, though.
bysarren1901 ( 5415506 ) writes:
My coworkers prius prime gets 60mpg without plugging it in, though he religiously plugs in every day (why not). So, even a PHEV that's never plugged in is still vastly preferable to any ICEV on the road today.
byKernel Kurtz ( 182424 ) writes:
Plus when the battery eventually wears out it will probably still get 60mpg.
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