Biden Is Coming for Your Truck
Literature warns those who would meddle with great romances, be it Iago or Emma. Woe betide Joe Biden, now scheming to break Americans’ love affair with their automobiles. This week’s Environmental Protection Agency tailpipe rule amounts to an imminent ban on gasoline-powered cars, never mind the soothing language of “incentivizing” a “transition.” Last year, 84% of all cars sold in America were powered by internal-combustion engines. By 2027, the government will restrict that share to 64%. In eight years, the cap will be 29%. High demand for the few gasoline vehicles still made at that point will drive up prices, making them unattainable to anyone but a limousine liberal. It’s a ban.
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