[smileysteve]

> I know lots of folks in the Dakotas and Wyoming;

Add in Alaska.

And you're at 3m citizens of 282m vehicles. (< ~1% if every citizen of these 4 states has a vehicle)

[busterarm]

Sure thing, but they're entitled to travel too. They may be 1% of vehicles but national legislation mandating EVs effects them just the same.

Also way to pick out the least significant part of what I said to have a gripe about.

[smileysteve]

The current mandate is 2 out of 3 vehicles (66%) by 2032 and the federal fleet be electric.

33% allows for 33x the population you're citing; and has an additional 9 years to get there.