[RDale]

Wyoming is pushing a state senate joint resolution that would phase out EV sales by 2035.

https://gmauthority.com/blog/2023/01/wyoming-seeking-to-phase-out-ev-sales-by-2035/

The new state senate joint resolution (no. SJ0004) is titled “Phasing Out New Electric Vehicle Sales by 2035,” and was introduced last Friday with support from members of the Wyoming House of Representatives and Senate.

The resolution lays out a number of justifications for phasing out EV sales, the most prominent of which is Wyoming’s reliance on oil and gas production. Although Wyoming is the least-populace state in the U.S., it’s also one of the biggest producers of crude oil.

“WHEREAS, the United States has consistently invested in the oil and gas industry to sustain gas-powered vehicles, and that investment has resulted in the continued employment of thousands of people in the oil and gas industry in Wyoming and throughout the country,” the resolution states.

The EV sales resolution goes on to state that Wyoming’s “vast stretches of highway” and lack of EV charging infrastructure make electric vehicles impractical, while adding that widespread EV adoption would necessitate “massive amounts of new power generation in order to sustain the misadventure of electric vehicles.” The resolution states that fossil fuels will be vital for the transportation of goods and people across Wyoming and the U.S. for years to come.

Finally, the resolution states that EV production relies on critical minerals that are vulnerable to disruption, and that EV batteries “are not easily recyclable or disposable,” and thus landfills will require development to safely dispose of a supposed influx of EV battery waste.

Critically, the resolution isn’t an outright ban on EV sales. Rather, it “encourages” Wyoming industry and citizens limit EV sales, with the eventual goal of phasing out new EV sales by 2035.

 

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[Art p]

Who cares what Wyoming does. They have no population that will affect the market.

 

[THEsocalledfan]

Who cares what Wyoming does. They have no population that will affect the market.

You should care. This is what happens when you force things down folks throats. Best thing folks can do is quietly kill this legislation and NOT talk about it a ton or other states may jump on. Sadly, our political leaders have forgot how too use quiet tact to make progress.

 

[fhteagle]

Can we phase out politicians by 2035?

 

[Leaf-clarity]

Well, That Was Quick: Resolution To Ban Electric Vehicles In Wyoming Dies In Committee - Cowboy State Daily

 

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I'm shocked.

 

[ChasingCoral]

The legislation said that adding new power charging stations would require “massive” amounts of new power to “sustain the misadventure of electric vehicles.”

Power stations they could run on WY coal.

 

[btreece]

I'm pretty sure that WY submitted a plan for the IRA money, plus people could still charge at home. This is just lip service for the far right crazies in that state.

 

[ChasingCoral]

Gone as fast as it started. What a waste of time.

Well, That Was Quick: Resolution To Ban Electric Vehicles In Wyoming Dies In Committee - Cowboy State Daily

The resolution to ban electric vehicles in Wyoming by 2035 died a short death on Monday. Supporters said the measure was intended to make a statement against states like California and New York which are banning the sale of gasoline-powered cars.

cowboystatedaily.com

“We didn’t want to make a bill that would say that the dealerships have to really quit selling vehicles,” said Sen. Jim Anderson, R-Casper, the resolution’s sponsor. “We just wanted to make a statement that there is a counter to stopping selling gas vehicles in other states.”


This reminds me of something that happened in MD a few years back. A state delegate from a county near Washington, DC (Prince Georges) proposed a ban on bear hunting (which only happens in the far west of MD). In response, a delegate from western MD proposed a bill that the bears be captured in western MD and released in Price Georges County. Both bills died in committee.