Tue Jan 17, 2023 – 7:55 pm EST
(LifeSiteNews) — Wyoming legislators introduced a non-binding resolution on Friday that seeks to phase out the sale of new electric vehicles by 2035.
The bill’s sponsor, Senator Jim Anderson, told The Washington Post that the proposal is not a binding ban but “just a resolution” that seeks to discourage, not outright prohibit, the sale of electric cars in the state.
Indeed, the bill’s text states that “the legislature encourages Wyoming’s industries and citizens to limit the sale and purchase of new electric vehicles in Wyoming with a goal of phasing out the sale of new electric vehicles in Wyoming by 2035.”
The proposal explains several reasons behind its creation, including the support of Wyoming’s robust oil and gas industry. As of 2021, the state ranked as the eighth top producer of oil in the country.
“The oil and gas industry in Wyoming has created countless jobs and has contributed revenues … throughout the state’s history,” the bill states, going on to warn that “the proliferation of electric vehicles at the expense of gas-powered vehicles will have deleterious impacts on Wyoming’s communities and will be detrimental to Wyoming’s economy
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