Will the USA ever be able to make combustion engines ( boats /vehicles ) illegal?

[jbassman87]

With what I see happening in the capital and on college campuses, it will be a miracle, if the good ole USA makes it another 20 years.

[DaveBrabec]

The 2035 zero emission date is for little cars and trucks. HD have till 2045. I will probably be dead by then.

[Fireball]

So, how many here are interested in purchasing a neighborhood gas station ?

[Lcp3557]

Yes, they won't have to make it illegal. Oil is not limitless, the well will run dry someday. I probably won't be on this earth when it does, nore do I want to be. It's going to be chaos when it's starts to run out. I've said it before, if you like Gunsmoke, the show, the depiction of that show really wasn't that long ago. We act like we have been using oil for a 1,000 years. Bottom line the horse market will be back if someone doesn't come up with a way to replace the power of oil.

[lakefolk]

No,,, but a millions of pulse rates will skyrocket talking about it.............

[Rangerdeepv]

No way............batteries are too heavy take way to long to refill and can't tow any loads without a huge range penalty. One day maybe but not yet.

[ttranger]

No, but they will eventually make it so inconvenient to use and parts and service will likely dry up so people will just stop buying them.

[mattmann7]

https://www.openaccessgovernment.org...les-ev/151150/


https://www.instituteforenergyresear...esel-vehicles/

[lakebouef5]

The Commander In Sleep is driving a Vette and yelling you and I are ruining the planet by not getting an EV....

[bilgerat]

Term limits would be a good start. Dinosaurs on both sides of the aisle that have made careers out of positions that were never intended to be destinations.

[Bdog]

NY has a plan that by 2035 all new vehicles have to be zero emission meaning electric. It’s unrealistic at this point.

I’m all for reducing emissions and protecting the environment, but not ignorant to ignore the lack of electrical supply to meet such demands and the environmental impact/deforestation required for the battery production. I don’t see ICE’s being outlawed, but I do see such significant improvements in electric/alternate energy and fuels that ICEs will become the minority type in the future.

people never thought an ICE would replace the horse and buggy. 100 years later look where we are at. With the technology and innovation that’s going on today, who knows what’s to come in the next 20 years.

Yeah, but they didn't make it illegal to buy a horse and buggy. You can still buy a horse and buggy today.

[Bill2e]

Can never say never, but this country was built on cheap energy.

Wind, Solar & EV's are a solution to a problem that does not exist

[blankbait]

NO, not with EV's...

[Bill2e]

Yes, they won't have to make it illegal. Oil is not limitless, the well will run dry someday. I probably won't be on this earth when it does, nore do I want to be. It's going to be chaos when it's starts to run out. I've said it before, if you like Gunsmoke, the show, the depiction of that show really wasn't that long ago. We act like we have been using oil for a 1,000 years. Bottom line the horse market will be back if someone doesn't come up with a way to replace the power of oil.

We will not run out in my lifetime.

I don't know if we ever will

These two doom and gloom sites say 50 years.



https://www.worldometers.info/oil/

https://www.theworldcounts.com/chall...the-end-of-oil

This one says we will never run out........

https://interestingengineering.com/s...run-out-of-oil

[janky]

We will not run out in my lifetime.

I don't know if we ever will

These two doom and gloom sites say 50 years.



https://www.worldometers.info/oil/

https://www.theworldcounts.com/chall...the-end-of-oil

This one says we will never run out........

https://interestingengineering.com/s...run-out-of-oil

Technology is getting so good at extracting oil that it will be a very long time before we have to worry about running out.

[n2ratfishin]

Yes, they won't have to make it illegal. Oil is not limitless, the well will run dry someday. I probably won't be on this earth when it does, nore do I want to be. It's going to be chaos when it's starts to run out. I've said it before, if you like Gunsmoke, the show, the depiction of that show really wasn't that long ago. We act like we have been using oil for a 1,000 years. Bottom line the horse market will be back if someone doesn't come up with a way to replace the power of oil.

When we run out of oil cars will be irrelevant. Look around your house at all the petro chemical products you see (which will be most things in your house including the plastic on the keyboard you typed on) Even EV's have tires, coolant for the batteries, paint, wire coatings, etc etc... which does not count the other elements that may be in shorter supply than oil.

[Bill2e]

Technology is getting so good at extracting oil that it will be a very long time before we have to worry about running out.

I agree

[creekchub]

Would love to know what the plan is for these companies to dispose of lithium batteries properly….? Have heard that certainly is one way to contaminate our planet, so is this really a green solution as they say? A recent Uber driver conversation I had-I asked the driver the same question (this guy works for one of the electric vehicle companies and just drives on the weekend ) what is the plan to dispose of all this lithium batteries that are no longer good- he absolutely had no answer for me. In fact, he said his preference is to not discuss that. I quickly then stated, so how are EV a true Green solution and that was the end of the conversation very interesting.

[jerzia]

No one would ever think of towing their boat with a Model T, but then Model A etc etc. It’s only a matter if time and one day your grandkids will laugh at driving an ICE vehicle as much as they laugh at a rotary telephone.
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[Highcentered]

I still have at least 40 years left on this earth and fully expect to be driving an EV at least for a daily before my time is up whether I want to or not. I'm holding off about 5 more years before buying a new truck so will see where we're at when that time comes.