CA to ban sale of gas cars. Predicted in 1981? ;)

[induced_drag]

OK...who here remembers this? 1981 movie, The Last Chase.

Eerily weird parallels. I remember loving this movie as a kid and fell in love with the car!

Plot.:

-Pandemic hits,
-Gas restriced/cut off
-Cars outlawed.
-Man races his way to freedom.

[SPP1]

Lee Majors, Burgess Meredith, and Chris Makepeace from Meatballs/My Bodyguard?

I can't believe I've got no recollection of this movie.

[OldFartTom]

I was going to have linked to Demolition man, but the last chase above nails it perfectly!
You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to induced_drag again.

[induced_drag]

Cant believe no one remembers this movie. I couldnt remember name, but amazing what Google can do when you type in "Race car movie no gas"....

[KeepItMoving]

The massive forest fires in Oregon, California, and Colorado have produced more carbon pollution than 30 years of current car emissions in those states. By global warming predictions, catastrophe and global devastation should be starting any minute now.

[induced_drag]

The massive forest fires in Oregon, California, and Colorado have produced more carbon pollution than 30 years of current car emissions in those states. By global warming predictions, catastrophe and global devastation should be starting any minute now.

Well, that has been offset by the lock down for the last 6 months. It was getting so cold from reduced emissions from the global lockdown, that we had to supplement the CO2 into the atmosphere by lighting forest fires to keep from going into iceage

[supramax]

Well, that has been offset by the lock down for the last 6 months. It was getting so cold from reduced emissions from the global lockdown, that we had to supplement the CO2 into the atmosphere by lighting forest fires to keep from going into iceage

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[Bando]

Cant believe no one remembers this movie.

I'm pretty good at old movies but absolutely no recollection of this one.

Looks likes he's burning jetfuel, which is a super refined gasoline mixed with some form of alcohol I would guess? If you can't get get gas I'm betting even the 6 million dollar man can't get jetfuel.

[AlBHappy]

During the heatwave wasn't electricity shut down? Now California wants to use more electricity to power their cars?

Makes sense.

[ttiger71]

I remember it. Was one of my favorite movies when I was a teen too.

As far as California goes; they can't even provide enough electricity so people can run their air conditioners.

WTF they gonna do if everyone starts driving electric cars. LOL.

You must love breathing in dirty air.

[VicDumbbells]

I remember this move although I was more partial to the truck in Fall Guy

A lot of car charging is typically off peak. It's more economical as power production has to run a certain number of turbines/generators at night to keep the grid doing it's thing. We look for ways to store this energy now like : https://pv-magazine-usa.com/2019/02/...nergy-storage/

[MajorTendonitis]

It’s strange you posted this because I was recently thinking about this show . Had no idea what it was called, but remembered the narrative .
Can’t remember a lot of it,so maybe I’ll watch again