{"id":331788,"date":"2024-06-06T09:50:01","date_gmt":"2024-06-06T07:50:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=331788"},"modified":"2024-06-06T09:50:04","modified_gmt":"2024-06-06T07:50:04","slug":"breaking-the-first-domino-falls-on-ev-mandates-in-virginia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=331788","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: The First Domino Falls on EV Mandates in Virginia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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From Watts Up With That?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Anthony Watts<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For Immediate Release:<\/strong> June 5, 2024
Contacts:<\/strong> Office of the Governor: Christian Martinez, Christian.Martinez@governor.virginia.gov<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Governor Glenn Youngkin and Attorney General Jason Miyares: Virginia Will Exit California Electric Vehicle Mandate at End of Year<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

RICHMOND, VA \u2013 <\/strong>Governor Youngkin today announced the end of the California electric vehicle mandate in Virginia, effective at the end of 2024 when California\u2019s current regulations expire. An official opinion from Attorney General Jason Miyares in response to a request by the Governor and Senate Republican Leader Ryan McDougle confirms that Virginia is not required to comply with expansive new mandates adopted by the unelected California Air Resources Board (CARB) set to take effect January 1, 2025.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOnce again, Virginia is declaring independence \u2013 this time from a misguided electric vehicle mandate imposed by unelected leaders nearly 3,000 miles away from the Commonwealth,\u201d said Governor Glenn Youngkin. <\/strong>\u201cThe idea that government should tell people what kind of car they can or can\u2019t purchase is fundamentally wrong. Virginians deserve the freedom to choose which vehicles best fit the needs of their families and businesses. The law is clear, and I am proud to announce Virginians will no longer be forced to live under this out-of-touch policy.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cToday, I\u2019ve issued an official Attorney General Opinion that confirms that Virginians are no longer legally bound to follow the emission standards of California,\u201d said Attorney General Jason Miyares.<\/strong> \u201cEV mandates like California\u2019s are unworkable and out of touch with reality, and thankfully the law does not bind us to their regulations. California does not control which cars Virginians buy and any thoughts that automobile manufacturers should face millions of dollars in civil penalties rather than allowing our citizens to choose their own vehicles is completely absurd.\u201d  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2021, the Virginia General Assembly passed legislation authorizing Virginia\u2019s Air Board to adopt California\u2019s \u201cAdvanced Clean Cars I\u201d regulation pursuant to Section 177 of the federal Clean Air Act. The California Air Resources Board (CARB) recently adopted \u201cAdvanced Clean Cars II,\u201d set to take effect January 1, 2025, which would require 100% of new cars sold in Model Year 2035 to be electric vehicles. An opinion from Attorney General Jason Miyares confirms the law, as written, does not require Virginia to follow ACC II. Therefore, the Commonwealth will follow federal emissions standards on January 1, 2025. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThroughout CARB\u2019s \u2018Advanced Clean Cars II\u2019 regulation are references to California Governor Gavin Newsom\u2019s executive orders and the unique environmental circumstances facing California. Virginia\u2019s laws should not be determined by California politicians. Instead, our laws should be decided by Virginians who are elected to serve Virginia and address issues that face our Commonwealth, not a state nearly 3,000 miles away,\u201d <\/strong>said Senator Ryan McDougle<\/strong>, who co-patroned legislation to repeal CARB\u2019s mandate during this year\u2019s legislative session along with Senator Richard Stuart, Senator John McGuire, Delegate Lee Ware, Delegate Tony Wilt, and Delegate Buddy Fowler. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Under Advanced Clean Cars II, beginning in Model Year 2026, 35% of the new cars sold would have been required to be electric vehicles, moving up to 100% in 2035. If an auto manufacturer sells a standard automobile out of compliance with California\u2019s mandate, they may be required to pay a fine upwards of $20,000 per vehicle sold. Given that EVs only amounted<\/a> to 9% of vehicles sold in Virginia in 2023, application of the misguided mandates could have resulted in hundreds of millions of dollars in penalties. Virginia auto consumers and dealers could be forced to bear these costs. Not only would this leave auto dealers with less money to pay staff, offer raises, and grow their businesses, it could force many small auto dealers to permanently close their doors. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Attorney General\u2019s opinion can be found here<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A formal memo from Secretary of Natural and Historic Resources Travis Voyles to regulated entities and the Department of Environmental Quality can be found here<\/a>.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Source: Governor Glenn Youngkin | Governor.Virginia.gov<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Governor Youngkin today announced the end of the California electric vehicle mandate in Virginia, effective at the end of 2024 when California\u2019s current regulations expire. 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