New Jersey - it's Demorat party at least - is holding firm on a sweeping mandate to ban the sale of new gas-powered vehicles by 2035, pushing forward with one of the nation’s most aggressive zero-emission vehicle policies despite growing opposition from Congress, industry groups, and bipartisan critics.
Adopted in March 2023 under the state’s alignment with California’s Advanced Clean Cars II (ACC II) rule, the regulation requires 100% of new passenger vehicle sales to be zero-emission by 2035. The state’s rollout begins with a 43% requirement for model year 2027. The rule does not prohibit ownership or use of existing gas-powered vehicles but aims to phase them out from new sales over time.
New Jersey Democrats on Capitol Hill, including Mikie Sherrill , Demorat Congressperson and the leading candidate (!) for Governor, voted for the gas car ban. On Capitol Hill, the effort to counter the emissions crackdown gained traction earlier this year when the U.S. Senate passed a resolution — H.J.Res.88 — to overturn the Environmental Protection Agency’s waiver that allows California and aligned states like New Jersey to set tougher vehicle emission standards than federal guidelines.
Despite congressional action, key New Jersey Democrats have remained aligned with the mandate. Rep. Mikie Sherrill voted against the resolution in the House, along with nearly every Democrat in the state delegation.
What they want is the keys to your gas-powered car, truck and van, in spite of the fact that NJ doesn't have the electrical infrastructure to feed a state full of Teslas, that's something they say they'll work out in the future. Wow.
Since NJ officials consider operating a gasoline pump too unsafe for their residents, why are they allowing New Jerseyers to be exposed to electrical power risk by plugging in the EVs and Hybrids?
ReplyDeleteMark in PA
'Zero emission'?
ReplyDeleteNope.
Emissions THERE, not HERE.
And THERE preferably is in a poor republican county in their own or other states.