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Nobody is stopping you from buying a gas car. All major manufacturers will continue to produce them for years, probably decades, unless the market decides otherwise. You are in favor of the market, right?
But it's pretty clear that this regulation will change where the market is. There will be fewer gas cars, and they will be more expensive, than if the government handed acted.
I mean, that's the point, right? If the choices of manufacturers and consumers were going to land in a place where we had 60% EV's by 2032 (or whatever the percent is), then you wouldn't need a regulation. You only need the regulation in order to change the amounts and prices of the ICE vehicles that manufacturers offer, relative to the amount and prices of EV's.
I've seen a few statements by the Administration taking this line about the measure - and I don't entirely understand the messaging. They're trying to tell Greens that they're taking big consequential action that will materially help the climate....while simultaneously claiming that the regulation isn't going to affect anyone's options or choices. Those things can't both be true. You can't materially change what's going to be available on the market without materially changing what's going to be available on the market.
