Remember that article we wrote a month ago about the Colorado Air Quality Control Commission (AQCC) wanting to make electric cars a percentage of vehicle sales in Colorado? Remember how they passed something late on a Friday when no one was paying attention? Remember how the commission was talking about this possibly being voluntary for car manufacturers (we wrote about this as well)? Remember how we were convinced that this would be mandatory?
Some interesting quotes in case you don’t want to read the article(s):
State transportation, health and energy officials said in a statement Tuesday that despite numerous conversations and good-faith efforts by everyone, they couldn’t agree “on a voluntary approach that could be considered as a potential alternative to the zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) standard.”
Yeah, good faith efforts by the Commission…Pffft, we don’t believe it for a second – this is all lip service.
At the same time, state officials were talking to the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers and other trade organizations about a proposal that Colorado explore an alternative, voluntary route. The groups said a commitment by manufacturers to make more electric vehicles available in Colorado, to step up marketing and to invest in charging stations would get more electric vehicles on the road faster than state mandates.
Translation: we (Auto Manufacturers) are being blackmailed into bad business practices by the cult of green energy via the government, so let us try to figure this out so we don’t go out of business.
Colorado Energy Office Executive Director Will Toor said in an email that the state wanted certain commitments before considering a voluntary program. Those included investment in infrastructure, enforcement and applying tax credits at the time of the car sale…
“Given the complexities of these issues, we were unable to reach agreement in the time frame that was available,” Toor said.
No Will, these were probably attainable, even though this was basically blackmail and bad public policy. Let’s be honest Will, the government wasn’t operating in good faith. The goal from the outset was a mandate, don’t try to bend the optics here to look like you were being reasonable.
Under a rule based on California’s mandate…
Need we say more? CALIFORNIA!!!!! Colorado is being turned into California!!! #Shocked #NotShocked
The only way to get rid of these jokers in State Government is a new governor and a new legislature.
Let’s get to work!
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I would move tomorrow if my grand children were not. here. California used to be paradise when we moved there in 1952. The same thing is happening here.
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