California Considers Banning Internal Combustion Engines To Meet Emissions Goals (sacbee.com)

New submitter Rick Schumann writes about California considering a ban on internal combustion engines: The ban on internal-combustion engine automobiles would be at least 10 years away, and it's unclear at this early stage if it would ban only sales and use of new cars, or ban existing cars as well. There's also no mention of two (or three) wheeled vehicles at this stage. The California Air Resources Board (CARB) is nevertheless considering this seriously, in order to meet its ambitious emissions reduction goals. According to state data, tailpipes generate more than one-third of all greenhouse gases, and so far only a small fraction of California's motorists drive electric vehicles. The announcement was made in an interview with Bloomberg news. "I've gotten messages from the governor asking, 'Why haven't we done something already?' The governor has certainly indicated an interest in why China can do this and not California," Mary Nichols, the chairwoman of the CARB, told Bloomberg.

Comments

What about the working poor?

[rsilvergun]

like it or not electrics are a lot more expensive up front. They tightened their emissions rules on long haul trucks without tightening labor regulations and the result was desperate truckers forced into "leases" for new trucks where they worked for pennies a week and eventually gave the truck (and all the lease payments) to the company owner.

This is all well and good only if it's followed by worker protections. My question is, is this actual progressive policy or a bunch of rich people that just want clean air for themselves? For the truckers it was the latter.

Re:What about the working poor?

[blindseer]

Then offer people a large electric car.

Can China do this?

[Zobeid]

quote: "The governor has certainly indicated an interest in why China can do this and not California."

So far the Chinese have shown that they can *talk* about banning combustion cars, not that they can actually make it work.

Maybe they could start

[bobstreo]

Will all state and local government vehicles and see how it goes for them.

And the answer is....

[habig]

The governor has certainly indicated an interest in why China can do this and not California,"

Because one of the two is is a totalitarian communist regime and the other is....

Wait, I take that back.

Re:FIrst show me a full replacement car

[serviscope_minor]

Perhaps,

No, not "perhaps".

http://www.statisticbrain.com/...

Statistically the majority of trips are well within the range of electric cars.

if you can charge them in between (within a 10 min timeframe) or at the end of the trips

Huh? No that has no effect. The average two way commute is much less than the average electric car journey. Charge it when you get home. Problem solved.

Also, the car had many advantages over the horse, while the electric car has almost none over a combustion engine one.

Apart from the massive lack of nasty emissions in precisely the places where people want to breathe and fuel economy?