{"id":2200048,"date":"2024-03-15T18:27:03","date_gmt":"2024-03-15T22:27:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/louisiana-republicans-propose-bills-combatting-potential-state-gas-powered-vehicle-ban\/"},"modified":"2024-03-15T18:31:34","modified_gmt":"2024-03-15T22:31:34","slug":"louisiana-republicans-propose-bills-combatting-potential-state-gas-powered-vehicle-ban","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/louisiana-republicans-propose-bills-combatting-potential-state-gas-powered-vehicle-ban\/","title":{"rendered":"Louisiana GOP Introduces Legislation to Prevent Possible Ban on Gas Vehicles"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Flouisiana-republicans-propose-bills-combatting-potential-state-gas-powered-vehicle-ban%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2200048&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Is \u2063Louisiana Saying &#8220;No&#8221; to a Gas Vehicle \u200bBan?<\/h2>\n<p>Picture this: a world where the growl of a\u2063 combustion engine becomes a thing \u2064of the past\u2062 on Louisiana\u200c roads. \u200bSounds dramatic, right? Well, that&#8217;s the future \u2063some fear could unfold. But <strong>Louisiana&#8217;s Republican leaders are hitting the gas on efforts to prevent \u200cit<\/strong>\u2014with legislation crafted to keep the \u2064state&#8217;s vehicle market diverse and \u2064<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/5-key-reasons-bidens-electric-vehicles-are-a-dead-end\/\" title=\"5 Key Reasons Biden\u2019s Electric Vehicles Are a Dead-end\">gas-powered options<\/a> on the table.<\/p>\n<h3>Louisiana&#8217;s Legislative Maneuvers<\/h3>\n<p>One recent Thursday\u200c saw the postponement of a critical bill, while another is revving up for debate in the <strong>state \u200dHouse of \u2063Representatives<\/strong> next\u200d week. At the heart \u200cof the discussion is the fate of\u200d the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/insane-states-slam-new-emissions-deal-struck-by-california-and-truck-manufacturers\/\" title=\"States criticize California and truck manufacturers' new emissions deal as 'insane'.\">traditional gas-powered vehicle<\/a> in Louisiana.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Rep. \u2062Dodie Horton&#8217;s House Bill 515<\/li>\n<li>Rep. Phillip Tarver&#8217;s support for pro-gas vehicle legislation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>House Bill \u200d515, championed by Rep. Dodie Horton, aims to <strong>park any government moves<\/strong> that would restrict or limit the sale of \u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ford-dealership-installs-diesel-generator-to-power-ev-chargers-as-company-struggles-with-transition\/\" title=\"Ford dealership installs diesel generator to power EV chargers amid transition struggles.\">gas-powered \u200cvehicles<\/a> to consumers. Additionally, the bill \u2064seeks to protect the \u200cright of \u200dLouisiana\u200b residents to\u200c buy gas vehicles \u2062by \u200bpreventing the state\u2019s Air Pollutant Emission Control program from implementing such a ban.<\/p>\n<h3>The Plot \u200dThickens<\/h3>\n<p>Yet, Rep. Horton \u2064is leaning more towards \u2064throwing her weight\u200c behind \u200canother bill. Authored \u200bby \u2063Rep. Phillip Tarver\u2014who knows a thing or two about cars\u2063 from \u200bhis\u2064 Toyota dealership\u2014the <strong>deferred bill \u2064also stands against \u2063the \u200dgas\u2064 vehicle ban tide<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Just \u200blast year, \u200ca pulse-racing proposal by \u200bthe National Highway Traffic Safety Administration emerged, \u200dsuggesting that by 2032 all cars and light trucks should achieve an\u200c average of about 58 miles per gallon. The undercurrent?\u200b A strong nudge \u2062for \u2062automakers \u2062to \u200cshift gears towards more electric and battery-powered models.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>These bills are unmistakably framed as\u200b a counter-offensive to President\u2062 Joe \u2064Biden&#8217;s administration&#8217;s drive for an electric vehicle future\u2014a vision which insists \u200bthat two out of every three new vehicles\u200b sold \u200bshould be battery-powered. Resistance isn&#8217;t confined to Louisiana either.<\/p>\n<h3>Governors \u2064Clap Back<\/h3>\n<p>Back \u200bin\u200c January, \u200dLouisiana&#8217;s Gov.\u200c Jeff Landry, together with 15 other Republican governors, went full throttle, sending a \u2062letter to President Biden branding the <strong>&#8220;unrealistic EV mandate&#8221;<\/strong> as out \u200bof sync with\u200b consumer desires.<\/p>\n<p>The Biden administration counters with an argument that electric vehicles represent a cleaner, greener alternative to \u2063traditional \u200dgas-powered\u200c transport. But \u200cconsumers \u2064aren&#8217;t all charged up just yet, remaining wary of EVs&#8217;\u2062 reliability, pricing, and notorious\u2063 battery \u2064issues. Even voices from within the auto industry are raising concerns, pointing out that\u2062 the surge in EV production isn&#8217;t mirrored by actual consumer demand.<\/p>\n<p><strong>So, what&#8217;s next?<\/strong> \u200d Will these\u200c legal bids by Louisiana lawmakers keep gas-powered choices alive for consumers, or is the state inevitably cruising towards an electric future? \u2062It\u2019s a high-stakes debate, with\u200b arguments as charged\u200b as the vehicles at its center.<\/p>\n<p>Interested \u2064in learning more about the clash between gas and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/poll-american-voters-reject-bidens-climate-agenda-want-reliable-affordable-domestic-energy\/\" title=\"Poll: American Voters Reject Biden\u2019s Climate Agenda \u2013 Want Reliable, Affordable Domestic Energy\u00a0\">electric vehicle mandates<\/a>?\u2063 <strong>Stay tuned for\u2063 updates on this dynamic and rapidly\u2063 evolving\u200b story.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Louisiana Republicans propose two bills to thwart a possible statewide ban on gas vehicles, with one delayed and another slated for discussion next week in the House<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2669,"featured_media":2200049,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/ap21096558607096-1024x591.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2200048","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/ap21096558607096-1024x591.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2200048","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2669"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2200048"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2200048\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2200049"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2200048"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2200048"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2200048"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}