15 States Ban Gas Powered Cars – Your State is NEXT

Will you get rid of your gas-powered car, will you move out of state to a place that still permits fossil fuels, or will you comply and install a charging station and buy an electric car?

California is planning to officially ban the sale of gas-powered cars and trucks by 2035, and due to a legal technicality, more than one-third of U.S. states may soon follow suit.

California is making a very strong statement regarding emissions due to a carve-out in the U.S. Clean Air Act and the California Air Research Board. The California Air Research Board (CARB) bill requires 35% of cars sold in California to be electric, plug-in hybrid or hydrogen by 2026, and the ramps up 8% a year after that.

California is the only state in the US that can make emissions standard mandates beyond the federal government’s, even though the constitution states that one state cannot dictate the rules of the other 49 states.

The law also allows for a loophole that permits other U.S. states to adopt California’s standards without the federal government’s approval, and not getting its citizens input. Voters should make the call, not the government. Currently, only 16% of cars on the road are electric vehicles (EV’s). This is happening even while there is still a serious car shortage, EV batteries are reliant on hard-to-get Chinese rare earth minerals, and states are not giving consumers any tax credit unless the EV and its batteries materials are from North America.

The average price of an electric car is $66,000 and does not reduce climate change. This so-called green energy solution is NOT well thought out.

Another fact to consider is that only 18% of current vehicles in California are electric and only 6.3% of current vehicles across the whole U.S. are electric vehicles. In addition, the nation’s electric grid can barely support what’s already in use. Especially when California sent a letter just this past week, in response to the heat wave, to all is residents to cut back on charging completely, raise their thermostats to 80 degrees and shut off all their lights. Obviously, more EVs is not the answer and will only make things worse.

California’s governor, Gavin Newsom, announced a state plan to phase out gas-powered cars two years ago.

That means other states that have opted into California’s standards will officially have the ability to follow suit. So far, 15 states have agreed to follow California’s plan, even though there is no requirement for them to follow through. (Newsmax Finance)