Maine has turned down a series of proposed mandates regarding the sale of electric vehicles in the latest blow to climate activists.
The Maine Board of Environmental Protection (BEP) rejected the so-called Advanced Clean Cars program after locals expressed their opposition to the policy. Under the proposals, EVs must account for at least 51 percent of new car purchases by 2028 and 82 percent by 2032.
Opponents of the proposal pointed out that the move was particularly unwise given the state’s economy and geography and warned that consumers would end up shouldering the cost. Maine Senate Republican Leader Trey Stewart said in an interview that he was concerned about EV performance in cold weather:
The Maine Board of Environmental Protection received nearly 1,800 comments from the people of Maine and nearly 84% were not in favor of this EV mandate.
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