It’s probably a pretty good bet that most truck owners vote red. From Eric Peters at ericpetersautos.com:
The federal regulatory apparat – which has become an unelected legislature – has just decreed that there will be no new trucks by less than a decade from now.
“Decreed” in italics because that is precisely what has just happened.
No law was passed, but last week, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (note the blasé bureaucratic terminology; it is just an “administration,” ands yet it does a great deal more than merely administering) decreed that by 2032, new vehicles must average at least 58 miles-per-gallon.
As of today, there isn’t single new car available that can comply with this decree. “Comply” in italics to mark the outrageousness of the “administration” of such decrees, which no one in this “democracy” of ours ever had a chance to vote for – or against.
The only car that comes close to being able to “comply” is the Toyota Prius, a small hybrid – and even it doesn’t quite get there.
It averages 57 MPG.
When a government mandates anything it has declared that it is a tyranny that is dangerous to resist. The act in itself is also very dangerous, driving inventions, engineering and development in a destructive direction which will impoverish and harm those least able to resist the acts. It also reveals the intention of the tyranny. It only cares about itself and its ability to get its needs through extortion. It is obvious that the means to travel, ship needed goods is all going to be very difficult causing increases in costs and decreases in productivity and availability.
No ‘agency’ should exist or have any authority. I don’t know of a way to get rid of them. They will use violence to remain in power and enforce their destructive demands.
Trucks are a construct of the white male patriarchy.
The cargo cult czar will supply the freight with CCP produced drones.
Comrades in good standing get first dibs on redistribution.
Those with low CBDC social credit score and deplorable kulak untermenschen scum get nothing.