Why ban sale of gasoline-powered cars by 2040? That’s twenty-one years from now, and didn’t noted village idiot, er, environmental scientist (or something) Ocasio-Cortez warn that the world will end in twelve years if we don’t aggressively fight climate change?

Oh wait, that was sarcasm and dry humor.

Never mind…

Via Daily Caller.

Democrats will introduce legislation to completely phase out the use of gasoline-powered cars by mandating that only zero-emissions vehicles can be sold by 2040.

“When I take a lungful of air in this moment, it has 30 percent more carbon in it than when I was born,” Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley, the bill’s main sponsor told The Huffington Post on Wednesday. “That is a change that has never happened in a single generation of humankind on this planet.”

The bill is co-sponsored by Sens. Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island, Brian Schatz of Hawaii, Kamala Harris of California, Kirsten Gillibrand of New York and Bernie Sanders of Vermont. California Rep. Mike Levin will introduce a House version of the bill, HuffPo reported….

Merkley, who also supports the Green New Deal, sees this bill as part of that broad vision of completely greening the U.S. economy. The Green New Deal calls for achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions within 10 years and dramatically expanding the welfare state….

There are, however, legitimate questions over the feasibility of drastically ramping up electric vehicle sales. Part of the problem is building out all the charging stations needed to keep electric cars moving….

The environmental benefits of electric vehicles also depend on what energy sources are used to generate power and make batteries. Recent studies have found electric cars may not have much of an impact on greenhouse gas emissions.

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  1. Alain41 says:

    Yes, this is an awful idea, but would love to see it followed up during the campaign. Specifically during Iowa caucuses, would like candidates asked if they support corn-ethanol added to gasoline? Because you’re arguing to end ethanol additive. Now, I’m against large ethanol mandate, but it will be fun watching the Dems dance around the issue.

  2. IndieGal4USA says:

    When pigs fly, will they impact greenhouse gas emissions? Oh, sorry, it’s the cows that AOC implicated in the Green New Deal.

  3. idaho_karen says:

    How many millions of Americans will be out of work if fossil fuels, nuclear are removed from our economy?

  4. midget says:

    “There’s a signpost up ahead- your next stop-The Twilight Zone”

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