Gov Gavin is not king of the U.S., so it would be nice if others states stopped pretending he was.
DC Journal (5/29/24) reports: "What happens in California doesn’t stay in California — and that’s particularly true when it comes to your car. Or truck. Or even train. The California Air Resources Board (CARB) mandates all new passenger vehicles sold in the Golden State must have zero tailpipe emissions by 2035. It did the same with freight trains operating in the state, and it is mandating the retirement of any diesel locomotive more than 23 years old. Perhaps more problematic for America’s supply chain, California is also trying to force the trucking industry to adopt zero-emissions standards, too. It’s requiring commercial vehicles, even heavy-duty big rigs, be zero emission by 2042, and bans the sale of bigger trucks starting in 2036. That includes over-the-road truckers from New Mexico, North Dakota, and New Hampshire that haul freight to and from the Golden State. 'They say, ‘As California goes, so goes the nation,’” said Thomas Pyle, president of the American Energy Alliance. 'Let’s hope not. Gov. Gavin Newsom’s attack on gas-powered cars and diesel-powered trucks and trains will be disastrous for California families. Californians already pay more for their electricity than the rest of the nation and their electricity grid is shaky at best. This fixation to electrify all modes of transportation will make things much worse. The rest of the nation should say, "No thanks.’”"
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"To eliminate carbon emissions by 2050, governments face unprecedented technical, economic and political challenges, making rapid and inexpensive transition impossible."
– Vaclav Smil, Fraser Institute
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