As several U.S. states consider banning gas cars as soon as 2035 to support the growth of electric vehicles (EVs), one state has done quite the opposite in what it says will help stabilize the oil and gas industry.
Wyoming legislators have drafted a resolution to ban the sale of EVs in the state by 2035, as a response to states like California, New York and Oregon banning gas cars in the same time period, as Cowboy State Daily reports.
Senate Joint Resolution 4 has been sponsored by Senator Jim Anderson (R-Casper), who said the move is an intentional pushback on the recent wave of gas car bans hitting the U.S. The resolution notes that Wyoming considers oil and gas production to be “proud and valued industries” creating “countless jobs.”
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“The Legislature would be saying, ‘If you don’t like our petroleum cars, well, we don’t like your electric cars,’” Anderson said.
The legislation also points out a lack of EV charging infrastructure and battery recyclability to support the ban on internal combustion engines (ICEs), calling the zero-tailpipe-emission vehicles “impractical.”
“The critical minerals used in electric batteries are not easily recyclable or disposable, meaning that municipal landfills in Wyoming and elsewhere will be required to develop practices to dispose of these minerals in a safe and responsible manner,” reads the resolution.
Senator Brian Boner, R-Douglas, the resolution’s co-sponsor, said it would be symbolic in nature if passed. “One might even say tongue-in-cheek, but obviously it’s a very serious issue that deserves some public discussion,” he said.
“I’m interested in making sure that the solutions that some folks want to the so-called climate crisis are actually practical in real life,” Boner said. “I just don’t appreciate when other states try to force technology that isn’t ready,” concluded Boner.
