Wyoming wants to phase out sales of new EVs by 2035

[Zorro]

It's a symbolic gesture aimed at states like California.

While jurisdictions like California and New York move toward banning the sale of new gasoline-powered cars, one US state wants to go in the opposite direction. Wyoming’s legislature is considering a resolution that calls for a phaseout of new electric vehicle sales by 2035. Introduced on Friday, Senate Joint Resolution 4 has support from members of the state’s House of Representatives and Senate.

In the proposed resolution, a group of lawmakers led by Senator Jim Anderson says Wyoming’s “proud and valued” oil and gas industry has created “countless” jobs and contributed revenue to the state’s coffers. They add that a lack of charging infrastructure within Wyoming would make the widespread use of EVs “impracticable” and that the state would need to build “massive amounts of new power generation” to “sustain the misadventure of electric vehicles.”

SJ4 calls for residents and businesses to limit the sale and purchase of EVs voluntarily, with the goal of phasing them out entirely by 2035. If passed, the resolution would be entirely symbolic. In fact, it’s more about sending a message to EV advocates than banning the vehicles altogether. To that point, the final section of SJ4 calls for Wyoming’s Secretary of State to send President Biden and California Governor Gavin Newsom copies of the resolution.

“One might even say tongue-in-cheek, but obviously it’s a very serious issue that deserves some public discussion,” Senator Boner, one of the bill’s co-sponsors, told the Cowboy State Daily. “I’m interested in making sure that the solutions that some folks want to the so-called climate crisis are actually practical in real life. I just don’t appreciate when other states try to force technology that isn’t ready,”

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/wyoming-wants-to-phase-out-sales-of-new-e-vs-by-2035-200704042.html?.tsrc=daily_mail&uh_test=2_04

[GPV]

1. "So-called climate crisis..."

[Diamond_Dog]

2. Some real forward thinking there.

[Johnny2X2X]

3. Let them do it

They'll basically be chasing the auto industry out of their state.

By 2035, there won't be any automakers left making ICE vehicles, so Wyoming residents would be forced to leave the state for any new automobile purchase.

[Vogon_Glory]

6. Wyoming auto dealers would LOVE this proposal

There’s like to be darn few Wyoming auto dealers if this idiocy becomes law. Former Wyoming car dealerships will become the new wide open spaces.

And Repuds accuse us Democrats of being anti-business?

So where would Wyoming car-buyers go shopping for new wheels?

Out of state!

[Johnny2X2X]

7. Yup

What some people can't seem to get through their thick skulls (even some here on DU), is that the automakers are all in on EVs. GM, Ford, VW Toyota etc etc want to sell all EVs, it's what they've committed to because it's good for their businesses. They're easier (cheaper) to build. Potentially more profitable. Easier to maintain and safer. Their engineers are more excited to design and build them. And yes, even giant corporations want to fight global warming.

It always cracks me up in debates about EVs that one side seems totally oblivious to the fact that the automakers are all planning to stop making ICE vehicles on their own already. The phase out has already started, and pick a large maker and they plan to cease production of all ICE vehicles in some year between 2028 and 2035. So all this talk that consumers will still want new EVs in 15 years is moot, they won't be able to buy them because no one will be making them, period.

Now there is still a lot of work to be done on our infrastructure between now and then, thankfully because of Biden, a ton of it is underway. Good conversations to be having in 2023 though, rather than in 2028 or 2030.

[A HERETIC I AM]

4. "Countless jobs"?!?

In a state of less than 600,000 people, I would say it’s hardly countless. I would say easily countable.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

5. What a bunch of brass-plated idiots!

I just don’t appreciate when other states try to force technology that isn’t ready,”

So, how do you get ready?

By implementing the technology!

[maxsolomon]

8. Sure thing, Senator BONER

You can't make this shit up.

[turbinetree]

9. Just think a electric vehicle can, if fully charge, damn near drive across the entire state and not

even stop to buy anything, then get down in to Colorado, don't know if Utah will have charge stations and then spend time in other of those two states and spend money.......maybe their fucking cattle and the worthless Powder River coal will keep them going......I use to live in that fucking state, these dumb fucks just put a fascist backing supporter of the traitor in Florida into the Secretary of State , so he has the means to say the elections in the state are wrong if some other fascist fuck don't like the result...and then they are going to send a letter, to Biden and California.........maybe the state and that Gray character can figure out why they have the highest per rate of suicides being driven by the wind in the state........ are they going to blame it on the wind turbines....JFC......the Equality State.......what a fucking joke....maybe Boner can find out why he is so limp in his thinking.......just a thought.....


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