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Should California ban the sale of new gas-powered cars by 2035?

Under the 'Advanced Clean Cars II' regulation, California mandates that 100% of new cars sold must be zero-emission by 2035. As the largest auto market in the US, California effectively dictates manufacturing trends for the rest of the country. Proponents argue this is the only way to meet climate goals and reduce smog. Opponents argue electric cars are too expensive, charging takes too long, and the current electrical grid is too fragile to support the demand.

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Response rates from 6.4k America voters.

34%
Yes
66%
No
23%
Yes
59%
No
8%
Yes, but only if the state heavily subsidizes the cost for low-income families.
5%
No, let the free market decide, not heavy-handed government mandates.
3%
Yes, we must phase out fossil fuels immediately to combat the climate crisis.
2%
No, our fragile power grid cannot handle millions of new electric cars.

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 @BDVMWPJ from California  answered…3wks3W

No, and banning internal combustion engines will destroy the economy

 @BDV924V  from California  answered…3wks3W

Yes, but allow for the continued sale of hybrid cars with a gas option in case there is a problem with the technology and for areas that receive less sun which can prevent full solar capabilities.

 @BDTGL7L from California  answered…3wks3W

No. This ignores the issues in less populated rural areas who may have less access to the grid and where escaping situations such as wildfire may require immediate response and relying on an EV onlly puts people at risk

 @BDTBCP4 from California  answered…3wks3W

we should have hybrid cars because we should be putting more energy use towards electric but that is not sustainable, so yes but focus on hybrid

 @BDSNMRK from California  answered…3wks3W

No, but incentivize the deprecation of gas-powered cars

 @BDRZRF4 from California  answered…4wks4W

Yes, they should be phased out, but the date should be in alignment with the power grid’s ability to handle the increased need for electricity.

 @BDRWF73 from California  answered…4wks4W

Yes, but it depends on gas prices and if it's affordable

 @BDRH4J9 from California  answered…4wks4W

No, Build a train that's worth riding instead of driving

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Elizabeth Warren Walks Back Murder Comments

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Israeli Bombings Kill 2,300 In Lebanon in 3 weeks

Lebanese authorities say Israeli bombing has killed more than 2,300 people and injured almost 11,000, mostly in the past three weeks, with Israeli attacks reaching areas far beyond Hizbollah’s traditional bastions of support in the south.The Israeli military has ordered people living in more than a quarter of Lebanon to flee, according to a UN calculation, as its fight with the Iran-backed Shia militant group Hizbollah threatens to engulf the Mediterranean country.Lebanese authorities say Israeli bombing has killed more than 2,300 people and injured almost 11,000, mostly in the past three weeks, with Israeli attacks reaching areas far beyond Hizbollah’s traditional bastions of support in the south.More than 1mn people have fled their homes in Lebanon in under a month, according to its government, a dramatic forced movement of the population in a country of only about 5mn inhabitants with a land mass smaller than the US state of Connecticut. Israeli forces began a ground offensive in south Lebanon two weeks ago, in their fourth invasion of the country in under five decades. They had already destroyed large parts of the densely populated southern Beirut suburb where Hizbollah had its headquarters, and killed many top militant commanders in air strikes, including former leader Hassan Nasrallah.Rema Jamous Imseis, Middle East director of UNHCR, told journalists in Geneva that “over 25 per cent of [Lebanon is] under a direct Israeli military evacuation order”. “People are heeding these calls to evacuate and they’re fleeing with almost nothing,” she added, saying that 80 per cent of the shelters opened by the Lebanese government — mostly in schools — were now full.

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