Spotify podcaster Joe Rogan and New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers slammed liberal California lawmakers for relentlessly pushing electric cars.
The duo had the discussion on a recent episode of “The Joe Rogan Experience,” in response to the Golden State’s crusade to kill off gas-powered vehicles.
In August 2022, California approved a plan to ban the sale of all new gas-powered in the state by 2035.
The California Air Resources Board’s (CARB) rules will begin affecting car buyers in 2026, when 35% of the new cars sold will be required to be plug-in hybrid electric (PHEV), EVs, or powered by hydrogen fuel cells.
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Rogan: “They just can’t wait to put more controls on people in any way shape or form. They’re trying to outlaw internal combustion engines by 2035. No new sales. Guess what you f**ks… in the summer time, they tell people… pic.twitter.com/8UXI28gDWp
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The percentage will rise to 68% by 2030, and eventually reach 100% in 2035.
However, carbon emission-cutting plan doesn’t seem to take into account that California’s power grid is already taxed.
Just days after the gas-car sale ban was passed, the state’s electrical grid operator was begging consumers to voluntarily limit the use of electricity during a triple-digit heat wave, in order to avoid causing rolling blackouts.
A point that Rogan brought up, while discussing California Democrats’ climate agenda.
“Like they just can’t wait to put more controls on people in any way, shape, or form. They’re trying to outlaw internal combustion engines by 2035. No new sales,” Rogan stated.
“Guess what, you f***s? Every time the power is like in the summertime, they tell people not to charge their cars, because the grid is gonna go down,” he explained.
“Like, what do you got to do? You got to do a radical upheaval of the grid in 11 years? No, you’re not.”
“I’m sure Newsom can get it done,” Rodgers interjected.
“Yeah, they’re just talking. They just, it’s like, literally every goal is to just say the right things, check the right boxes so people think you’re green,” Rogan went on.
“You’re green and you’re all DEI’d out. And then they don’t care about the infrastructure of the country. It’s f***ing crazy.”
“No, they don’t care at all,” Rodgers remarked. “They definitely don’t care at all. It’s control. They just want control. They want total control.”
“But see that’s like this, you realize how much A) it’s control, and B), it doesn’t change anything,” the California ex-pat continued. “You’re not safer when they do it like that. Like you’re better off [in Texas].”
“Well, Texas has its own grid,” Rodgers added.
“Yes, that’s true, too. And Texas provides oil to much of the country,” Rogan concluded. “Like Texas could be its own country.”
As of November of last year, 26.7% of all new vehicles sold in California were electric, which is the highest percentage in the country.
Many fully electric vehicles, like the ever popular Tesla, feature a “Full Self-Driving” capabilities, which driver’s have been abusing since it came out.
While the brand’s Autopilot controls can steer, accelerate, and brake independently, human monitoring of the feature is still required to avoid accidents.
According to researchers at MIT, drivers using Autopilot stop watching the road after an average of 15 minutes.
Tesla has reported that humans are prone to ignoring the car’s prompts to keep their hands on the steering wheel, and said that the feature’s controls “may not be sufficient to prevent driver misuse.”
Coupled with the recent release of Apple Vision Pro’s headsets, EV drivers have been recorded checking out of reality for the virtual world.
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A new report by Mashable has compiled a disturbing amount of Tesla drivers using the new Apple product while they’re supposed to be guiding their self-driving cars.
The problem is so bad that Apple had to release a safety memo reminding users that they should “Never use Apple Vision Pro while operating a moving vehicle, bicycle, heavy machinery, or in any other situations requiring attention to safety.”