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In an apparent standoff with California’s efforts to phase out internal combustion engines by 2035, Wyoming state lawmakers have proposed a ban on electric vehicles in the state by the same date.
A bill sponsored by 6 GOP lawmakers not only proposes that EV sales be phased out over the next 12 years, but that sales are capped until then. The bill also provides that the resolution will be sent to the President, the Speaker of the US House of Representatives, the Governor of Wyoming and the Governor of California, among others.
“The oil and gas industry in Wyoming has created countless jobs and contributed revenue to the state of Wyoming throughout the state’s history,” reads the text of the bill. “Pending sales of new electric vehicles in Wyoming by 2035 will ensure the stability of Wyoming’s oil and gas industry and help conserve the country’s critical minerals for vital purposes.”
The proposed legislation adds that a lack of EV charging infrastructure in the state makes EVs impractical for consumers in the state. According to Electrek, the Cowboy State is the last country in terms of electric vehicle adoption with fewer than 600 registrations statewide.
The bill’s sponsor, Jim Anderson, told the Washington Post that the resolution is actually anti-California and aims to ban the sale of electric vehicles in the long term.
“I have no problem with electric vehicles at all,” he told the outlet. “I have a problem with people saying, ‘Stop buying petroleum vehicles.'”
Read more about the details of California’s gas vehicle ban.
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