Posted 3/21/2024, 6:17:00 PM
Maine rejects electric vehicle mandate over grid capacity concerns
- Maine's environmental regulator rejected proposed state electric vehicle (EV) mandate, bucking climate concerns
- Proposed program would have mandated 51% of new car purchases be electric by 2028, 82% by 2032
- Nearly 1,800 public comments received, 84% were not in favor of the EV mandate
- Critics warned Maine power grid currently unequipped to handle increased EV demand
- More than a dozen states have adopted California's mandate for 100% electric car purchases by 2035
