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Is it a good idea to buy Gasoline cars from now on with California already declared banning their sales from 2035?

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Is it a good idea to buy Gasoline cars from now on with California already declared banning their sales from 2035?

Out of curiosity, opening this discussion as myself waiting for a $80k vehicle now and not sure if I should go ahead or just looking for some thoughts from others.
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I drive a fair bit. I could hit 400K in 10-12 years. In my case, I generally wouldn’t have an issue as by that time I’d be ready to scrap it likely.

Depends how long you intend to keep it and what your method of changing vehicles is - sale, scrap, trade etc.
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BC announced the same thing as California more than a year ago, but starting in 2040. No more sales of new gasoline cars after that point. But neither jurisdiction is banning ALL gasoline cars from its roads. People will be are free to buy and sell used gasoline cars, as well as bring them in from out of state. It's not like a switch will flip and gasoline cars will immediately disappear. So not to worry.
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Yup gas stations will still be around. The real switchover will be once all the gas cars have died. So if the last gas car is sold in 2040, it's going to run for the next 10-15 years.
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The key impact of such announcement is OEMs stopping spending on R&D for ICE and putting every dollar into BEV development.

If a gas car best suits your needs and budget at the current time then buy one.

I still see plenty of new gas stations being built. I can think of at least 4 in my immediate area. Their business case must project gas demand for the next 20 years at least.
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Yes, if a gasoline engine fits your life, it is a good idea. Now or in 2035.
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To me personally, I had to choose Gasoline as same 7 seater SUVs are expensive in EV I thought? Of course i am not considering the factors such as saving Gas in long-run, etc.
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Do you live in California? No? Then what the heck are you thinking about?

That said I would not buy an $80k+ new gasoline vehicle anyway. If you're spending that much money, buy an electric. This has nothing to do with what the laws, local customs, culinary tastes, etc. are in California.
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nowhere2010 wrote: To me personally, I had to choose Gasoline as same 7 seater SUVs are expensive in EV I thought? Of course i am not considering the factors such as saving Gas in long-run, etc.
Keep driving. It's too far away to worry about it. It's only 2023, 12 years from now you $80K ICE car probably won't worth much anyway.

Nobody can predict the future any more. Just look that the heat wave that's hitting China right now. All EV chargers have been turned off as power grid failed under extreme temp. Mining and supply chain are still not improving or progressing as expected to make EV affordable. If anything, BEV make even less financial sense now gas price has retreated but but cost of EV and electricity price keep on inflating (especially where gas generation is in the mix).

So I think we will keep electrifying and this 2035/2040 goal post will be moved either to later or to include hybrid/PHEV which is what the industry is doing anyway.

I still think PHEV is the sweet spot given our current situation unless a new battery chemistry that can triple to quadruple our production overnight. Nickle is going to be locked away in Russia for the long run so Nickle based battery will not be cheap in the next decade or so.
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My own future will have space for an ICE vehicle and an EV. I do not see a future where I will not own an ICE vehicle but I do see a very near future when most of my kilometres will be driving an EV and the ICE vehicle will be for specific circumstances.
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nowhere2010 wrote: Out of curiosity, opening this discussion as myself waiting for a $80k vehicle now and not sure if I should go ahead or just looking for some thoughts from others.
I wouldn't worry about it too much, California will be struggling to keep its lights on long before 2035, let alone worry about cars.
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I drive 70,000km per year in an EV and do 99% of my charging at home. It easily fits my use case.

I wouldn't be spending $80k on a gas vehicle in 2022, just get an EV if you're going to drop that much money.
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Kiraly wrote: BC announced the same thing as California more than a year ago, but starting in 2040. No more sales of new gasoline cars after that point. But neither jurisdiction is banning ALL gasoline cars from its roads. People will be are free to buy and sell used gasoline cars, as well as bring them in from out of state. It's not like a switch will flip and gasoline cars will immediately disappear. So not to worry.
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Get what you feel like, gas will be around for many decades to come...
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Depends on what you are buying. If its a Bronco, Wrangler, used Raptor, TRX because you are off-roading there isn't an EV for you. If its a muscle car then well just buy the muscle car because they might not be around much longer and will likely be collectors.

7 seater buy what fits your needs. Are you towing?
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My next car is planned to be an EV becasue its far superior and the charging issue is not going to ruin me, its a slight behaviour change.

Considering the incredibly low cost of fuelling an EV i prefer to have more money in my pocket. Pay more upfront (at the moment), reap the dividends for the life of the car.
Bear in mind that an EV will cost about 1/4 or less what you are spending on gas today. It would have been even less this past summer.

In the coming years more segments will be filled with EVs as more models are coming out and price party will be coming, where the EV will cost the same or less than an identical gasoline vehicle. At that point your spending more upfront for the gas car then spending 3-5x as much for fuel.
An incredibly stupid value proposition.
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Don't know about us, but I can guarantee you Canada will not be ready by 2035. We need to build lots of nuclear plants, electricity grid, charging stations all over Canada. If you hVe lived here long enough you would know how slow we build our infrastructure, it is a joke compared to other countries. I won't buy EV until the technology is mature and the infrastructure is ready.
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Samuro wrote: Don't know about us, but I can guarantee you Canada will not be ready by 2035. We need to build lots of nuclear plants, electricity grid, charging stations all over Canada. If you hVe lived here long enough you would know how slow we build our infrastructure, it is a joke compared to other countries. I won't buy EV until the technology is mature and the infrastructure is ready.
Much will happen by 2035, I think you be surprised what people's attitudes will be by then.
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ES_Revenge wrote: Is it a good idea to invest in an abortion clinic now that they might be banned or soon banned, in various states?

Do you live in California? No? Then what the heck are you thinking about?

That said I would not buy an $80k+ new gasoline vehicle anyway. If you're spending that much money, buy an electric. This has nothing to do with what the laws, local customs, culinary tastes, etc. are in California.
What in the heck are you thinking about with that analogy?

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Quentin5 wrote: My next car is planned to be an EV becasue its far superior and the charging issue is not going to ruin me, its a slight behaviour change.

Considering the incredibly low cost of fuelling an EV i prefer to have more money in my pocket. Pay more upfront (at the moment), reap the dividends for the life of the car.
Bear in mind that an EV will cost about 1/4 or less what you are spending on gas today. It would have been even less this past summer.

In the coming years more segments will be filled with EVs as more models are coming out and price party will be coming, where the EV will cost the same or less than an identical gasoline vehicle. At that point your spending more upfront for the gas car then spending 3-5x as much for fuel.
An incredibly stupid value proposition.
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