Democrat Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont withdrew proposed regulations to phase out the sale of new gas-powered vehicles by 2035.
The governor’s administration pulled the plug on the plan after learning opponents of the regulations had the votes to kill the proposal.
“The legislature’s Regulation Review Committee was supposed to vote on these new emissions standards Tuesday,” FOX 61 noted.
With the proposal scrapped, Lamont’s administration must open talks on a new plan to pass the full General Assembly in 2024.
Connecticut Governor dumps 2035 EV mandate.
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FOX 61 reports:
For months, legislative Republicans have been bashing these proposed regulations to phase out all new sales of internal combustion engine vehicles by 2035.
This proposal comes from a bipartisan law passed in 2004, which tied Connecticut to California’s emissions standards.
Republicans argue electric vehicles are unaffordable for most residents and would be hard to implement because the state power grid needs major upgrades.
This opposition from Republicans…
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