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 23 Comments
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.
