A group of Republican politicians in Republican-governed Wyoming introduced a bill last week to push for phasing out the sale of new electric cars starting in 2035. What is behind this legal initiative? And how does it continue?
Wyoming thrives on oil and gas
Electric vehicles are impractical and their batteries would eat up valuable resources, the bill says. The aim is to protect the state's economy, which is largely powered by gas and oil. According to the Federal Energy Information Administration, Wyoming is the eighth-largest crude oil producer in the country. In addition, the state located in the Midwest is extremely conservative and staunchly Republican.
Should electric cars actually be banned?
Upon closer inspection, the legislative proposal was not what it seemed.
Even Republican Senator Jim Anderson, who initiated law This is exactly what the law says:
A JOINT RESOLUTION expressing support for phasing out sales of new electric vehicles in Wyoming by 2035.
WyoLeg.com
In a phone interview with The Washington Post, Sen. Jim Anderson said he doesn't have a fundamental problem with electric vehicles. Anyone who wants to buy an electric vehicle should have the freedom to do so, adding that their friends and family members already have electric cars.
Background: political statement
Anderson stated that his involvement was motivated by a California state law The sale of vehicles powered solely by gas is to be banned there by 2035. Not surprisingly, such a push comes from the much more environmentally conscious California.
For the politician of a state for which oil and gas form the basis of their existence, such an initiative obviously represents an affront that should not be left as it is.
"I have a problem with someone who says, 'Don't buy any more petroleum vehicles'"
Sen. Jim Anderson
He introduced the bill,
“…just to spread the message that we are not happy with the states that are banning our vehicles.”
Sen. Jim Anderson
Response to California Environmental Policy
The background to the resolution initiated by Anderson is based on the economic power of California (almost 40 million inhabitants). Laws passed here have an impact on the automobile industry nationwide. Wyoming, on the other hand, is the least populous state in the USA with almost 600,000 inhabitants.
The senator points out small, subtle differences. While California would force people by law to only be able to buy electric cars from 2035, its resolution is more of an advisory character:
“(…) just a resolution that says: ‘We don’t like the bill you made.”
Sen. Jim Anderson
Many reasons against electric vehicles
The resolution, which is supported by Anderson and five other senators, lists many reasons against e-mobility and in support of gas-powered vehicles.
“Since its invention, the gas-powered vehicle has enabled the state’s industries and businesses to conduct commerce and transport goods and resources across the country more efficiently,” the bill’s preamble states. “Wyoming’s extensive highways, coupled with a lack of electric vehicle charging infrastructure, make widespread electric vehicle deployment impractical for the state.”
Ending sales of electric vehicles, it continues, “will ensure the stability of Wyoming’s oil and gas industry and help preserve the nation’s critical minerals for vital purposes.”
Wyoming – the coal mine of the USA. Not only!
While Wyoming's mining industry is best known for extracting coal - providing up to 40% of the nation's coal needs, according to the Bureau of Land Management - the state also has resource reserves such as cobalt and potential reserves of graphite, used in electric vehicle batteries. The emerging switch from fossil fuels to sustainable means of propulsion also offers opportunities for the state. In addition, the state does not have to shoulder structural change alone. Wyoming is set to receive nearly $24 million from the federal government over five years to improve charging infrastructure along Interstates 80, 25 and 90, the state Department of Transportation announced in June.
“Electric cars are a huge benefit to Wyoming,” said Marc Geller, spokesman for the Electric Vehicle Association, a California-based nonprofit that advocates for the use of electric vehicles, as they are often called.
Anderson sees the possibilities that electromobility also offers for Wyoming, but there are also problems with used batteries, for example. The overall impression is that a politician is engaging in patronage politics for the people he represents. Which is basically absolutely legitimate. And Wyoming stands for industries and therefore jobs that are held partly responsible for climate change and are therefore at risk in the long term. The state's economy is facing difficult structural change.
Was the resolution successful?
No, Anderson's initiative was rejected. And since Wyoming is governed by a Republican, even by its own people. For now, however, potential electric vehicle buyers in Wyoming can rest assured that their purchases are still permitted.
Source:
Washington Post , Auto, Motor, Sports , wyoleg.gov
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