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States Ban Gasoline Cars - Bing News
Hello; Another state has declared a future ban on gas powered vehicles. Still 14 years away but for some of us it will be an issue if it happens. I personally will not be too impacted as I will be 86 by then if I survive. However any of you under 60 may have to face the full impact.
In the past whatever California did had a big impact on the rest of the USA. If that sort of influence still holds, then the rest of the country will be affected. I do not know how such a thing will work out, but have a couple of guesses.
If normal market type pressures had been allowed to play out, the cost of fuel likely would have made the change to hybrids and full electric popular. However that did not happen. Technology and the tar sands have given us an abundance of fossil fuel for a while. Long enough to push a move away from fossil fuels off for at least some time. My first guess being these proposed bans are part of agendas from activists. Folks who have a world view and are willing to push that view onto others. We can get into a discussion on this aspect of the bans if any of you wish.
Another thing I have thought about is a question of what the powers that be might do to pressure us out of gas cars. The way I read it is no new gas powered cars sold after 2035. What about those who plane to just keep the old gasoline cars/trucks running. I do not see them leaving us alone.
I wonder if they will try things similar to the "sin taxes" put on tobacco products. We already have a gas guzzler tax when we buy some new cars. Maybe extra and higher gasoline taxes and other fees for running a gas powered cars.
Enough from me.
Hello; Another state has declared a future ban on gas powered vehicles. Still 14 years away but for some of us it will be an issue if it happens. I personally will not be too impacted as I will be 86 by then if I survive. However any of you under 60 may have to face the full impact.
In the past whatever California did had a big impact on the rest of the USA. If that sort of influence still holds, then the rest of the country will be affected. I do not know how such a thing will work out, but have a couple of guesses.
If normal market type pressures had been allowed to play out, the cost of fuel likely would have made the change to hybrids and full electric popular. However that did not happen. Technology and the tar sands have given us an abundance of fossil fuel for a while. Long enough to push a move away from fossil fuels off for at least some time. My first guess being these proposed bans are part of agendas from activists. Folks who have a world view and are willing to push that view onto others. We can get into a discussion on this aspect of the bans if any of you wish.
Another thing I have thought about is a question of what the powers that be might do to pressure us out of gas cars. The way I read it is no new gas powered cars sold after 2035. What about those who plane to just keep the old gasoline cars/trucks running. I do not see them leaving us alone.
I wonder if they will try things similar to the "sin taxes" put on tobacco products. We already have a gas guzzler tax when we buy some new cars. Maybe extra and higher gasoline taxes and other fees for running a gas powered cars.
Enough from me.
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