A California lawmaker wants to put the state alongside China, France and theU.K. and have its legislature consider a ban on vehicles powered by fossil fuels.
California Assemblymember Phil Ting, a Democrat who is chairman of the chamber’s budget committee, said he plans to introduce a bill that, starting in 2040, would allow the state’s motor vehicles department to register only “clean” vehicles that emit no carbon dioxide, such as battery-electric or hydrogen fuel-cell cars.
“Until you set a deadline, nothing gets done,” Ting, who represents much of San Francisco, said in a phone interview Tuesday. “It’s responsible for us to set a deadline 23 years in advance.”
Ting said he’ll introduce the bill when lawmakers return to Sacramento next month for the upcoming legislative session. If adopted, it would eliminate a huge chunk of carbon emissions from the transportation sector -- now the top source of the greenhouse gas in the U.S. -- as part of the state’s quest to slash emissions by 80 percent from 1990 levels by 2050.
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Where will they get all the electricity they need to power all those vehicles since they haven't been building any power plants. Idiots, Cali please secede from the Union, we promise we will let you go.
ReplyDeleteElectric cars....I guess electricity is just magically made, not produced by using--no! don't say it! *GASP* primarily OIL and COAL
ReplyDeleteWhen pigs fly!
ReplyDeleteQuiet slow moving vehicles driven by people with no where to go I love it.
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