"Want a glimpse of just how cultist North American governments have become over all things “green,” especially electric vehicles? Vancouver is giddy about being the first city in the country to receive an all-electric fire truck.
Well, the new e-truck will cost $300,000 more than a comparable diesel model, pump 40 per cent less water and have such a short range (30 km) because of its enormous weight that it will have to have backup diesel power in case it runs out of juice on the way to a blaze.
But, the city points out, it won’t give off diesel fumes and will be much quieter than existing diesel fire trucks. Oh, yeah, cause that’s what I’m most concerned about when my house is on fire – that the pumper might be a little too loud and stinky for the neighbours.
Maybe the ultimate in eco-cultish thinking gone wrong, though, was on display in California late last month.
Taking a cue from our own “green” PM, Justin Trudeau, on Aug. 24 California Governor Gavin Newsom announced that internal-combustion vehicles could no longer be sold in his state starting in 2035 (the same year as Trudeau’s similar decree)."
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