From PC Mag: Wyoming state legislators want to ban new electric vehicle sales by 2035.
Half a dozen Republican lawmakers introduced a joint resolution "expressing support for phasing out" EV sales in the next 12 years.
The bill—sponsored by state Sens. Jim Anderson, Brian Boner, Ed Cooper, and Dan Dockstader, and state Reps. Donald Burkhart Jr. and Bill Henderson—points to Wyoming's "proud and valued" history of oil and gas production.
"Since its invention, the gas-powered vehicle has enabled the state's industries and businesses to engage in commerce and transport goods and resources more efficiently throughout the country," the proposal said, citing a lack of existing EV charging infrastructure and "not easily recyclable or disposable" batteries as grounds for a ban.
Like nearly half of US consumers, however, the six politicians wrongly believe electric vehicle batteries are not reusable, when, in fact, they can be rehabbed over and over without reduced performance.
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