Wyoming Moves To Ban Sales Of New Electric Vehicles By 2035 (no, that's not a typo)

[Crossy]

And as with all new disruptive technologies, there will be winners and losers as the old tech is shuttered while the new technology proliferates. The oil and gas industry already knows that electric vehicles are poised to replace the internal combustion engine vehicles that it caters to, and the demand for its products will radically decrease in the coming years.

But that doesn't mean they aren't going down without a fight.

 

Read more: - https://insideevs.com/features/631229/wyoming-ban-electric-vehicle-sales/

 

[Encid]

Also from the article...

 

"Wyoming cares because it is an oil and gas state. Even though Wyoming is the least populated state in the nation with only a little more than half a million residents (0.17% of the US population), it is the eight-largest oil producer in the US." 

[2baht]

Damn it Chip, wherrrre's ma V8 Cadillac?

[BostonJoe]

Wyoming canceled Liz Chaney and now they cancel electic cars.   Impressive 

[EVENKEEL]

1 hour ago, 2baht said:

Damn it Chip, wherrrre's ma V8 Cadillac?

Could you really afford one? yeah I thought so.....

[ozimoron]

4 minutes ago, EVENKEEL said:

Could you really afford one? yeah I thought so.....

I'm not sure where they are going to get a new ICE vehicle in 2035. Let alone pay the price of gasoline by that time. It will be taxed to the max.

[2baht]

13 minutes ago, EVENKEEL said:

Could you really afford one? yeah I thought so.....

I could buy 3 of them if I was stupid enough! Thinker!

[ExpatOilWorker]

Finally some common sense ????. 

[ozimoron]

3 minutes ago, ExpatOilWorker said:

Finally some common sense ????. 

They'll probably have to go back to riding hosses. I guess that will help the environment.

[gargamon]

In 2035 there won't be many gas powered cars to choose from. By 2050 probably none. Wyoming will be looking a lot like Cuba with lots of old cars and no new ones.

 

Are they banning hybrids too?

[Crossy]

5 minutes ago, gargamon said:

Are they banning hybrids too?

 

No actual mention either way, the bill text is here https://wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2023/SJ0004

 

I do note a number of inaccuracies in there.

[ozimoron]

This type of legislation is just red meat for the base. It will be buried 5 minutes after the next election.

[Elkski]

Good play if your giungvto want lots of Federal money,pork, to help you build EV station network.   Better power grid fed funded,and all those rich landowner speculators are going to  develop WY.  

[Jai Dee]

An off-topic reported troll post and a reply have been removed.

[Muhendis]

So what would be the result if all transportation became electric.

66% of oil is refined into petrol and diesel.

Something like 4% is made into plastics like the insulation of electric cables and solar panels.

The rest is split between asphalt soap/detergents ect. and loads of other products.

 

My guess is that if no more petrol and diesel were produced, the cost of plastics and the rest would see a substantial increase.

This is an interesting read over a decent cold beer, or an indecent one for that matter.

https://energyeducation.ca/encyclopedia/In_a_barrel_of_oil