No More Gasoline Cars

[eddiememphis]

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/...-car-ban-sales

California has banned sales of new gasoline powered cars starting 2035. Washington and Massachusetts have followed suit.

I am certain Colorado will follow that lead, the only question is how soon.

If the legislature continues being Democrat controlled, my guess is during the next session.

Place your bets.

Edit to add- In 2018 Colorado passed a law requiring the state to follow California emission laws.

[Scanker19]

California also thinks bees are fish, so….

[TRnCO]

it'll be a good day to be a used car salesman, at least until they ban the sale of all used cars. Freakin' kooks galore.

[ruthabagah]

Ford is shuttering new ICE development and letting go of most of the dev staff in this area… same with pretty much all the other car manufacturers in the world. Gasoline powered car will be impossible to own in all of Europe by 2035, my guess, it will be the same thing here by 2040.

[eddiememphis]

it'll be a good day to be a used car salesman, at least until they ban the sale of all used cars. Freakin' kooks galore.

That won't happen.

It would be seen as discrimination against the poor. What will happen instead is the price of gasoline will become too expensive due to onerous taxes and the lack of demand slowing production. This will force the working class to public transit which can be very closely monitored and controlled.

And thus more beholden to our (hopefully) generous overlords.

[hollohas]

Gas cars will be the exclusive toy for the rich in the future.

[ray1970]

Gas cars will be the exclusive toy for the rich in the future.

Lucky for me I?ll probably be too old to drive by 2035 or 2040 anyways but sitting around the nursing home during a random, rolling blackout due to overwhelming electricity demands that can?t be met is going to suck. Not only will it make watching YouTube or surfing the internet impossible but any equipment that may be keeping me alive isn?t going to be functioning until the electricity comes back on they shut off the grid to a different location.

[fj605]

Price of gasoline is expected to jump $0.20-.50 per gallon in 2024 as Colorado will require a different gasoline blend to meet EPA rules.

https://www.axios.com/local/denver/2...pa-air-quality

[T. B. Turner]

I wonder if big oil will fight this. It would be a huge loss in profits for them

[crays]

Gas cars will be the exclusive toy for the rich in the future.