California is getting serious about killing off cars and trucks that burn gasoline and diesel. The governor has ordered it so and an unelected bureaucracy is putting together a schedule for the transition. But no matter how determined they might be, they can’t squeeze a diamond from a lump of coal.
The state Air Resources Board is eager to see electric vehicle sales "triple in the next four years to 35% of all new car purchases,” according to the Associated Press, and has announced the date of a public hearing to consider a regulatory proposal to set “an aggressive target ... as part of the goal to phase out the sale of gas-powered cars by the middle of next decade.”
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