Washington state to ban diesel and gas cars by 2030

just like always, the politicians didn't think it through.

it's hard to be a person making grand gestures in front of a project, when everyone ignores them and says "hey buddy, how about you get out of the way so we can DO THINGS here ?"

 

Reminds me of Cuba.

 

What EV was it?

I think there needs to be a minimum EV performance spec to be generally an ICE replacement.

Bob Wilson

 

in other words, the state is electing actors, teleprompter readers, and the like because if they had at least finished high school Civics they would have known that the Commerce Clause of our Federal Constitution says they don't have power to do that. It's not the fault of Zoolander (male fashion model comedy movie) . It's the fault of the dumb people that put him in office.
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Or ...

... somebody misread and misreported on the original submitted bill. Then didn't update to the modified version that actually passed the Legislature. Then someone else misinterpreted that earlier faulty report. And then it got posted to an enthusiast forum with additional misunderstandings. And so we were led off into the weeds chasing after the wrong goose ...


From the article about the governor's veto, the original bill that didn't pass the legislature "... faced behind the scenes pushback from state Attorney General Bob Ferguson, whose legislative director cautioned in an email that it would face a swift legal challenge in federal court from opponents who would argue the state had exceeded its legal authority under the federal Clean Air Act."

 

Followups:

OR joins WA in banning sales of new gas-powered cars by 2035


Washington State adopted California's phase-out this earlier this year, and Vermont joined earlier this month:

WA will ban new gas-powered cars by 2035, following California’s lead

Vermont Adopts Rules for Cleaner Cars and Trucks


Note that these rules apply only to new vehicles, not older models.