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California’s Dumbest Idea Since the Bullet Train

by Andy Caldwell

Jun 09, 2024
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 The relative footprints of the Escondida open pit mine vs a mechanical donkey magnified over 6,000x

The state and county’s Zero Emission Clean Vehicle (ZEV) plan is a clunker. The associated mandates will force us to purchase electric, hybrid, or hydrogen vehicles to ostensibly reduce transportation-related emissions. Obviously, nobody has done the math…

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