A Jan. 18 Facebook post (direct link, archived link) claims the state of Wyoming recently took a stand against a green energy initiative.
“Way to go Wyoming,” the post reads. “Banning sales of all elec. cars by 2035.”
The post was shared more than 100 times in six days.
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While Wyoming state legislators introduced a resolution in January to end the sale of new electric vehicles by 2035, the resolution did not pass and is now considered dead.
A group of Republican state lawmakers in Wyoming introduced a joint resolution on Jan. 13 that called for the sale of electric vehicles in the state to be phased out by 2035, according to The Washington Post.
But the resolution's sponsor said he does not actually want to ban electric vehicles, he was just making a statement about the phasing out of gas-powered vehicles in other states.
Contrary to the Facebook post's claim, the proposal has not passed. The Wyoming state legislature website shows it was most recently referred to committee on Jan. 13, the same day it was introduced.
Wyoming state Rep. Donald Burkhart and state Sen. Dan Dockstader, two of the resolution's co-sponsors, both said the proposal has not been signed into law.
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