When President Trump proposed rolling back fuel-efficiency standards on cars this past week, he did it with his usual panache, calling electric cars “a green new scam.”

The idea of mandating a gradual shift to EVs is “insane,” he said.

But was it really going to be so far-fetched to get rid of gas cars?

It sure looks like the green dream may have been closer than previously thought, according to the latest data from Washington state about new cars hitting the road.

I say “could have been” because the federal government now seems hellbent to keep Americans guzzling oil until long after the last glacier is melted.

But first, a remarkable data point.

In October, 37% of the new cars sold in King County were battery-powered electrics (this includes plug-in hybrids) — in other words, cars

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