Once again I will state that I am not against EVs. If you want one, get one. What I am against is government forcing citizens to buy them, especially when the people mandating it aren’t driving them themselves
Senate votes to revoke California’s EV emissions waivers
The Senate on Thursday voted to revoke three vehicle emissions waivers in California, a controversial move that the chamber’s parliamentarian says Republican lawmakers may not have the right to make.
The vote was 51-44, with Democratic Sen. Elissa Slotkin of Michigan joining Republicans in voting in favor of revoking the waivers.
Ahead of the vote, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, a New York Democrat, called it “the nuclear option.”
The three waivers the Senate revoked set stricter vehicle emissions standards than federal regulations. Two waivers relate to reducing tailpipe emissions from medium and heavy-duty vehicles, as well as limiting smog pollution from trucks.
The last is what’s frequently called California’s “EV mandate,” a rule that aims to phase-out gas powered cars and require all new vehicle sales in California be zero emissions by 2035. The rule to phase out gas powered vehicles goes into effect in 2026.
I wonder if all the media outlets who are for mandates would be willing to run polls across the country, see if We The People want the mandates. Especially in the People’s Republik Of California.
- Do you approve of mandating that citizens be forced to no longer be able to purchase fossil fueled vehicles, even hybrids, and can only purchase electric vehicles?
- Do you agree with government forcing truckers to only drive EV trucks, which will slow down deliveries and raise costs?
- Do you think that the politicians and bureaucrats forcing the mandates should be required to drive an EV before passing mandates?
- If you agree with number one, do you own an EV right now?
I’d love to see the outcome
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, a South Dakota Republican who supported revoking the waivers, said in remarks Tuesday on the Senate floor that “the EPA has submitted the waivers to Congress as rules — which is all that Congress has ever needed to decide to consider something under the Congressional Review Act.”
But Democrats say such a vote is illegal, and argue overruling the parliamentarian and bypassing the filibuster sets a dangerous precedent.
I don’t care, Margaret. How many of you Dems are currently driving EVs?
California Gov. Gavin Newsom and state Attorney General Rob Bonta announced Thursday that they would sue the Trump administration over the vote.
“This Senate vote is illegal,” Newsom said. “Republicans went around their own parliamentarian to defy decades of precedent. We won’t stand by as Trump Republicans make America smoggy again — undoing work that goes back to the days of Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan — all while ceding our economic future to China. We’re going to fight this unconstitutional attack on California in court.”
Is Gavin driving around in an EV, or a fossil fueled SUV?
TARGET is screaming tariffs will end us all!!!
NEW YORK (AP) — Sales at Target fell more than expected in the first quarter, and the retailer warned they will slip for all of 2025 year as its customers, worried over the impact of tariffs and the economy, pull back on spending.
BUT THE REAL STORY?
Target also said that customer boycotts have also done some damage during the latest quarter. The company scaled back many diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives in January after they came under attack by conservative activists and the White House. Target’s retreat created another backlash, with more customers angered by the retailer’s reduction of LGBTQ+-themed merchandise for Pride Month in June of 2023.
TARGET choose to jump in bed with LGBTQ and now they are paying the price because half their customers boycotting LGBTQ and the LGBTQ are boycotting them for bowing to the squashing of the constitutionally illegal DEI programs brought to you by SLEEPY JOE’S HENCHMEN who kept the PREZ locked up and used an auto-pen to sign this shit into law.
IF anyone is trying to destroy democracy it is those that cry the loudest. AKA Communists disguised as Democrats.
Why are we fighting global warming? It was 46º F on the Friday before Memorial Day! I want my global warming back!
“Los Federales” have supreme power to mandate sovereign states only when Trump is in power
Last year 25% of all cars sold in Cali were electrified mandate is in 2035. Sales must increase by 3% each year to achieve that
Should sovereign states be allowed to regulate what is sold in their state?
Porn?
Alcohol?
Pot?
EVs ? Driving licenses?