"Waitin downtown in a charging station....one toke over the line."

Benson what president mandated all vehicles would be electric by 2035?? Guess I didn't hear that one and no sure he can do that.

well, since Dementia Joe committed us to the Paris Climate Accord, this might be why it's been referenced...

https://www.carscoops.com/2020/10/u...-electric-by-2050-to-meet-climate-goals/

You call that news? a mandate? that's why people are brain dead their source of news. One Administration gets us out of the Paris Accord we go back in its all politics to get your vote to make money for them and theirs. They keep bringing up red herring and slip all then stuff in that keeps them rich and in a political job. Even the news media both sides tell you what they want you to believe and keep their agenda going.

No president yet, but california is no more gasoline cars sold after 2035. Electric landscaping equipment only after 2024.

I do know that what I asked was about the claim Benson made about a presidential mandate that all vehicles would be electric by 2035. California is California and even that can change over night.

A big earthquake with California sliding into the Pacific would be nice.

Biden wants all federal vehicles to be electric by then.

He just spent 7.5 billion for charging stations in his infrastructure bill.

How much did he spend on gas stations?

You tell me, No mention of that anywhere.

Here's some backdoor money (41 billion) DOT can spend on it.




https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing...lectric-vehicle-charging-infrastructure/

"The Biden administration’s effort to blanket the country in half a million new EV chargers in the next half-decade got $7.5 billion in funding Monday when the president signed the $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill into law. But while those chargers will be necessary as electric vehicle sales continue to climb, Biden’s plan will require institutional — and personal — patience.

Not only will it simply take a while to build out that many chargers, but the majority of what gets built will likely be of the “Level 2” variety, which can replenish about 25 miles of battery capacity per hour. That means EV buyers in the US will have to get used to the idea of sipping energy while they’re out and about and doing most of their charging at home.

The infrastructure bill does allow for funding to go to new DC Fast charging stations. (Same with hydrogen fueling stations.) But Level 2 chargers are far cheaper to build and install, meaning the administration can get more of them for the same amount of money. Level 2 chargers only cost a few thousand dollars to get in the ground, while faster chargers can be 50 to 100 times as expensive."

Looks like gas Stations get to pay $ 43 billion in taxes to the feds. More than that to the State governments. There are winners and losers.

The gas stations don't pay it, their customers do. The stations are the intermediary

Probly nuthin' since they're wanting to eliminate fossil fuels. Seven eleven, Circle K, RaceTrac, Marathon, etc. are putting them up as fast as they can build them.

We all once farmed with horses and mules. Then came tractors, but they were so heavy they packed the ground, and my grandfather wouldn't buy one.

There was a boy in my grade school class whose family lived without a telephone because his dad would not allow the phone company to place poles across his farmland. Didn't want to have to farm around the darn poles.

Change is hard and seems senseless at first.

If you want to play it that way. I guess the EV owners get the $ 7,500 tax credit per car and $7.5 billion in chargers. Plus what ever State money is in the pot.


Hate to tell you this charles, but when they mandated putting ethanol in gasoline it was senseless and it still is.
When they mandated my 20lb propane tanks into the landfill it was senseless, and still is.
etc.

You have way more faith in the central planners, than I do.

tractors weren't mandated.

EVSE Rebates and Tax Credits, by State
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FEDERAL TAX CREDIT FOR EVSE PURCHASE AND INSTALLATION EXTENDED!
Congress recently passed a retroactive (now includes 2018, 2019, 2020, and through 2021) federal tax credit for those who purchase(d) EV charging infrastructure. Receive a federal tax credit of 30% of the cost of purchasing and installing an EV charging station.

And the government didn't tax you to pay for the mandates. And on and on. I get what Charles is saying, and he's right that most people resist change, but it's a totally different story when we have to pay for things we don't want and many of us will be forced into difficulty because the masses from the urban areas do not understand how we live and how our needs are different from theirs.

the electric car trend will continue to grow, so let's just let it happen naturally and let the free market system do what it does best.

Lol.....😀