Wyoming resolution to ban the sale of new EVs by 2035 DOA

TL;DR

If the thought of being forced into an electric car makes you nauseous, don't plan a move to Wyoming just yet.Had it passed, it would have been a symbolic measure that would have urged drivers not to buy an EV but that would have stopped short of making battery-powered cars illegal.The text pointed out a number of issues with electric cars: it noted that EVs aren't suited to Wyoming's roads due to the state's vastness and to the lack of a charging infrastructure, and it added that improving the infrastructure will "require massive amounts of new power generation in order to sustain the misadventure of electric vehicles."Lawmakers argued that the United States has a limited supply of the minerals required to build a battery pack and that recycling them at the end of an EV's life cycle will require landfills to invest in new recycling techniques.Keith Rittle, a representative for the Wyoming Outdoor Council, planted his stake somewhere in the middle: "It’s best if … Wyoming citizens retain freedom to choose for themselves, like the vehicles they prefer to drive," he opined during the debate."

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