Vermont Pulls the Plug on Its Electric Vehicle Mandate

[rangerrebew]

Vermont Pulls the Plug on Its Electric Vehicle Mandate
Another state discovers California-style mandates are not workable given the current technologies and infrastructure.

Posted by Leslie Eastman Monday, May 19, 2025 at 05:00pm
 

In the summer of 2024, I reported that the state of Connecticut opted to forgo adopting California-style electric vehicle (EV) mandates.  Additionally, Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin put the brakes on his state’s EV mandate at the end of the year.

Just last month, Maryland’s governor delayed its sad attempt to be East Coast California via a similar mandate.

Now Vermont Governor Phil Scott issued an executive order halting the enforcement of the state’s electric vehicle (EV) sales mandate, which had required that 35% of all vehicles delivered to Vermont dealerships be zero-emission starting with the 2026 model year.

This pause affects passenger cars and medium—to heavy-duty trucks and continues the trend of progressive states following California into a progressive blackhole of senseless energy policies.

https://legalinsurrection.com/2025/05/vermont-pulls-the-plug-on-its-electric-vehicle-mandate/

[rangerrebew]

Another state discovers California-style mandates are not workable given the current technologies and infrastructure.

If this is true today, it for sure was true when the mandates were passed.  So, what has changed?  Virtual signaling is too costly and isn't cool anymore ?

[Smokin Joe]

If this is true today, it for sure was true when the mandates were passed.  So, what has changed?  Virtual signaling is too costly and isn't cool anymore ?

One of the features of pie-in-the-sky policy, is that it relies on future improvements to infrastructure and technology.
It's the old "They'll think of something" approach.

Well, "they" didn't.

It won't fly. No number of rules will make it happen, so it makes sense to back off before even more economic harm is done.

Besides, I'd bet the subsidies have all gone away.

[rangerrebew]

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It won't fly. No number of rules will make it happen, so it makes sense to back off before even more economic harm is done.

                                                     
I would suspect the approaching midterms have an influence on their thinking.  They have to give people a chance to forget the poor leadership.