California ban on gas cars a
preview of what liberals want nationally
Washington Examiner,
by
Editorial
Original Article
Posted By: MissMolly,
9/25/2020 5:20:47 AM
Who can fail to be attracted to the Tesla? That sleek, silent-running electric vehicle seems more common on the road every day. The introduction of the Model 3 has put this fascinating, tech-heavy brand of car into the same price category as the more expensive nonluxury conventional vehicles. As a result, Tesla can barely build them fast enough to keep up with demand.
Nor is Tesla the only make of electric car generating broad interest. Audi, BMW, Chevrolet, Ford, Mazda, Mercedes, Nissan, and other automakers are all expected to come out with new fully electric models in the next year or two.
Even so, there are limits to this revolution.
What the Socialists want for America? Just watch the Hunger Games...
22 people like this.
Reply 2 - Posted by:
Pucky1 9/25/2020 5:46:03 AM (No. 551659)
For a state that can't even supply electricity to its residents, how on earth will you provide enough electricity to charge those batteries.
1.89 million cars all sucking off the grid and getting, what, 200 miles per charge.
37 people like this.
Reply 3 - Posted by:
NancyD 9/25/2020 6:42:09 AM (No. 551676)
IF only electric cars are allowed, what happens when the Gov declares the need for rolling black outs? Nobody goes to work, kids don't go to school, nobody can leave the house....
The libs aren't that bright...
31 people like this.
Reply 4 - Posted by:
Philipsonh 9/25/2020 6:52:53 AM (No. 551682)
They will have to set aside 1/8 of the State for the massive mountain of used batteries; Of course, that is environmentally friendly, i think ?
24 people like this.
Reply 5 - Posted by:
Rather Read 9/25/2020 6:59:44 AM (No. 551687)
If only some genius would invent the flux capacitor we'd be set.
9 people like this.
Reply 6 - Posted by:
Strike3 9/25/2020 7:19:01 AM (No. 551701)
A total break from fossil fuel vehicles is a pipe dream, especially for California. Nothing but automatic battery-swap stations as numerous as gas stations would be sufficient to make their use practical unless you were a commuter who never took the vehicle X miles away from home. The battery resupply infrastructure would be inefficient and dangerous. The electric grid could not possibly keep up with demand given that it can not keep up now. California's only solution is to get rid of their wooden-headed governor and a mass reeducation of its liberal citizens. Good luck with that.
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
Historybuff 9/25/2020 7:20:15 AM (No. 551703)
And then # 3, you get an evacuation order because the woods are on fire. . .
16 people like this.
Reply 8 - Posted by:
Jesuslover54 9/25/2020 7:24:42 AM (No. 551707)
Just wants to switch from gas to coal.
8 people like this.
Reply 9 - Posted by:
Rob_NC 9/25/2020 7:44:18 AM (No. 551724)
I want the lottery numbers
5 people like this.
Reply 10 - Posted by:
udanja99 9/25/2020 8:18:38 AM (No. 551754)
They’ll have to mine a lot more coal and build more of those coal burning power plants to keep those cars running. How environmentally correct. We have a neighbor who has a Volt and we refer to it as his coal-burning car.
14 people like this.
Reply 11 - Posted by:
NorthernDog 9/25/2020 8:24:48 AM (No. 551759)
Can't wait to see a 20-ton firetruck have to run on a battery while trying to get to a wildfire. Half the state will be charred.
10 people like this.
Reply 12 - Posted by:
Clinger 9/25/2020 8:28:21 AM (No. 551763)
They can't keep the lights on and now want to power your cars. When this results in an unmitigated failure they will proclaim how much worse things would have been has they not saved humanity from global warming. With confidence in the effectiveness of propaganda, they don't see how they can lose.
If they react to the spike in demand for electricity there is no way that surge could possibly be served by wind and solar. Something must give and I sincerely hope that the good people will overturn this sprint to the cliff by electing people grounded in reality.
12 people like this.
Reply 13 - Posted by:
worried 9/25/2020 8:39:51 AM (No. 551772)
People grounded in reality, #12? This is CALIFORNIA they are talking about! These are the same people who elected the governor and the rest of their government! The ones who listen to such intellectuals as Bette Midler or Alec Baldwin!
I'll admit, there are some people there who know what reality is, but they seem to be in the minority.
12 people like this.
Reply 14 - Posted by:
mc squared 9/25/2020 9:07:20 AM (No. 551794)
People who think Democrats are crazy because no one will be able to go very far from dystopian charging stations have it wrong: it's not a fault - it's a FEATURE.
7 people like this.
Reply 15 - Posted by:
earlybird 9/25/2020 9:19:09 AM (No. 551807)
Fun for some to chatter about. Will never happen.
5 people like this.
Reply 16 - Posted by:
planetgeo 9/25/2020 9:21:07 AM (No. 551809)
They'd be better off inventing a "Sail Car" powered by wind. I enjoy congratulating my Tesla-driving liberal friends for owning a "coal-powered" car. I also love challenging them to a cross-country race.
4 people like this.
Reply 17 - Posted by:
ROLFNader 9/25/2020 9:42:29 AM (No. 551835)
I'm sure there are many people in California who know what reality is and I bet many of them are planning to move to America in the near future.
8 people like this.
Reply 18 - Posted by:
Kafka2 9/25/2020 10:33:15 AM (No. 551901)
California blackouts! You ain't seen nothing yet! Just wait until fleets of all electric autos plug into the electrical grid to recharge. This, combined with unreliable wind and solar plants should make for major chaos (and sky high electrical bills).
The environmentalists will have to buy electricity from neighboring states that still have fossil fuel power plants which only shifts where the pollution is emitted. The environmentalists will then badmouth these neighboring states for the added pollution produced in providing the electricity that they are consuming. And, providing more transmission lines to get this electricity from the plants to the users will consume more resources and power (due to line losses) than if it was produced locally.
6 people like this.
Reply 19 - Posted by:
HotRod 9/25/2020 10:54:03 AM (No. 551931)
Obviously, we can not generate enough electricity to operate electric cars for the state of California, much less for the entire country. The only way to go total electric vehicles would be to restrict driving- IOW, rationing miles driven. On-board computers would communicate with DMV to report that data, and if you fudged on your miles, you get a fine or court summons. How about that for a national nightmare?
Your personal requirements would be subjugated to a one-size-fits-all government standard. If you needed more, you could submit your request to a government agency, staffed by environmental bureaucrats, and wait years for a ruling. Good luck!
6 people like this.
Reply 20 - Posted by:
Heil Liberals 9/25/2020 12:12:16 PM (No. 551996)
There is a simple solution to this insanity. The federal government cuts off all federal transportation dollars for highway infrastructure. That includes for any interstate or federal highways, airport improvements for arrivals and departures, funding for any and all safety improvements for any road in the state of California. It would cost them billions. If there's one thing that gets the attention of a money grubbing leftist, it's federal money.
3 people like this.
Reply 21 - Posted by:
doctorfixit 9/25/2020 1:11:11 PM (No. 552034)
The Republicans just sit back and let these things happen. They're like the opposition to the Bolsheviks or the opposition to the Nazi Party. Belly-crawling cowards If totalitarian socialism is ever going to be stopped, it will have to be the people rising up.
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Reply 22 - Posted by:
DVC 9/25/2020 1:18:05 PM (No. 552042)
Insanity of the first order.
2 people like this.
Reply 23 - Posted by:
DVC 9/25/2020 1:18:46 PM (No. 552043)
In an answer to the first question in the article. ME! I am a car guy, and Tesla's disgust me.
1 person likes this.
Reply 24 - Posted by:
or gate 9/25/2020 2:29:03 PM (No. 552124)
Get your horse and buggy.
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