They're all run by idiots...
Seventeen states with vehicle emission standards tied to rules established in California face weighty decisions on whether to follow that state's strictest-in-the nation new rules that require all new cars, pickups and SUVs to be electric or hydrogen powered by 2035. Under the Clean Air Act, states must abide by the federal government's standard vehicle emissions standards unless they at least partially opt to follow California's stricter requirements.
Among them, Washington, Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey (of course), Oregon and Vermont are expected to adopt California´s ban on new gasoline-fueled vehicles. Colorado and Pennsylvania are among the states that probably won't.
The legal ground is a bit murkier in Minnesota, where the state´s 'Clean Cars' rule has been a political minefield and the subject of a legal fight. Meanwhile, Republicans are rebelling in Virginia.
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ReplyDeleteI imagine that an EV will have a range of about 10 miles in a typical Upstate NY winter .
ReplyDeleteThe map shows NH as "Likely will". They don't play that way in Cow Hampshire...
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