Is Connecticut dropping its plan to force coal-powered cars on state residents? (Updated)

on second thought …

That may be (I haven’t seen the speech yet) what’s happening, according to this report.

When Connecticut Democrat Ned Lamont took office as the Governor, he had some big climate change plans in place. And with his party controlling much of the state legislature, he had plenty of support for those ambitions. One of the big ticket items he was pushing for was a ban on the sale of all gasoline-powered vehicles in the state by 2035. For a time, it looked like the plan would go through. In fact, the legislature was scheduled to vote on it today. But now it appears that the vote will not be taking place and the announcement will be replaced by a speech from Lamont praising the excellence of electric vehicles. So what happened? (NBC Connecticut)

A plan to stop the sale of gas-powered cars in Connecticut appears headed for a rerouting.

On Tuesday, lawmakers were poised to vote on ending purchases of those vehicles by 2035. But that vote seems unlikely to happen.

Gov. Ned Lamont will now hold a news conference in its place to talk about electric vehicles. It’s happening at the same time a legislative committee was expected to vote on whether the state should ban the sale of new, gas-powered vehicles by 2035.

But bad ideas never die, so this is probably just a small breather on the road to the deindustrialization of America.

UPDATE: As reader OG predicted, Lamont and his green goons have merely backed up a few steps to lick their wounds, or some body part, and are poised to come roaring back. Connecticut is solidly Democrat and has been for years, so its residents are getting exactly what they’ve been asking for.