Disneyland will replace gas vehicles at Autopia with electric vehicles by 2026 LA Times confirmed this week.
Autopia is one of the permanent attractions at Walt Disney Co.’s Anaheim, California, theme park. and it certainly has a role to play in cultivating children’s passion for cars.
With the clarification that these vehicles will be “all-electric,” this is a moment of relief for climate advocates, who have been waiting for Disney to determine whether the replacement Autopia vehicles will be electric. , hybrid vehicles or some other configurations still allow the use of an internal combustion engine, advocacy group Plug-In America noted in a press release.
Groups that have drawn attention to the disparity in recent weeks and encouraged the switch to electricity are planning a protest on Sunday morning (10 a.m.) to commemorate the decision in Walt Disney Studios in Burbank.
Honda at Autopia
Zan Dubin, co-founder of National Drive Electric Week, said in a statement: “We consider this a win and thank Disneyland for making the right choice for its employees, visitors and the atmosphere that all we all breathe.”
According to the Los Angeles Times, Disneyland will phase out gasoline engines on its Autopia vehicles “over the next 30 months.” Supporters say that means electric vehicles will arrive in the fall of 2026, but the sooner the better.
“Employees worked eight-hour shifts, standing inches away from Autopia’s dust exhaust pipes,” notes Dubin.
Honda may take issue with the term “smoking,” as Green Car Reports noted that when it began sponsoring Autopia in 2016, it replaced the existing engines with efficient Honda iGX270 engines. than.
“As part of our sponsorship, we continue to partner with Disneyland Resort to tell inspiring stories that celebrate mobility and personal freedom, which are at the heart of its appeal and relevance.” with Honda’s corporate slogan, ‘The Power of Dreams,'” Honda said.
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Although it is unclear the level of emissions equipment these vehicles carry, motorcycles and small internal combustion engines are in some respects a bigger problem than cars and trucks, because emissions control for smaller engines In general, it is not as spacious as on passenger cars.
Opened in 1955, Autopia was initially sponsored by Richfield Oil (later merged into ARCO), and then Chevron from 2000 to 2012. Since 2016, the attraction has been sponsored by Honda . At the time, the automaker said it had signed a 10-year contract, meaning it would end in 2026 — the same time the transition to electric vehicles is expected to be complete.
Honda prepares EV center in Ohio
Honda has been cautious about electric vehicles, but last week it revealed that it is possible potentially enhancing its electric vehicles in a way that could surpass all but Tesla in US electric vehicle production. Honda says battery and fuel cell electric vehicles will account for 100% of global sales by 2040.
By electrifying an attraction once funded by oil companies and conceived during the golden age of automotive optimism, Disney (and perhaps Honda) can set an example and acknowledge that switching to electric vehicles will save thousands of lives by 2050.
Local air pollution Can cause asthma in childrenAnd community of color A 2022 study found that they are disproportionately burdened by vehicular air pollution.
