New Jersey 'Virtue Signaling' With Gas-Powered Vehicle Ban

Gas nozzles pump gas into vehicles at a BP gas station, in Hoboken, N.J. (AP)

By    |   Wednesday, 29 November 2023 07:04 AM EST ET

New Jersey's push to limit – and ultimately ban – the sale of gas-powered vehicles is nothing more than a "virtue signal" that will do little to achieve state officials' goal of improving air quality and reducing pollutants, climate experts contend.

The Garden State is the latest locale to pass legislation putting it on a path toward so-called zero-emission vehicles.

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New Jersey's push to limit - and ultimately ban - the sale of gas-powered vehicles is nothing more than a "virtue signal" that will do little to achieve state officials' goal of improving air quality and reducing pollutants, climate experts contend.
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