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EPA will grant California the right to ban sales of new gas cars by 2035 | EPA plans to grant the state the right to set stronger climate rules for cars, SUVs and pickup trucks as soon as next week (wapo.st)
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[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago (5 children)

It's very on brand for California to outright ban something the poors use in the name of saving the climate. All while looking the other way at big business like OpenAi

If they really wanted to reduce petroleum using cars they could remove or reduce minimum parking, zoning laws, ban strodes in urban environments, require protected bike lanes ect.

Walkable cities and affordable public transportation is the real answer, but the absurdly rich and authoritarian neolib CA prefers lip service, green washing, and gentrification.

[–] pdxfed 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Banning the (unfortunately dominant) mode of transportation without having the viable alternative ready is so fucking naive it hurts. Where is HSR? Where are the needed effective commuter rail projects?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago

The viable alternative is electric vehicles, and they are already here. I hate cars and want rail/bikes/density too but nobody is naively banning cars here.

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