{"id":332404,"date":"2024-06-11T17:04:39","date_gmt":"2024-06-11T15:04:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=332404"},"modified":"2024-06-11T17:04:41","modified_gmt":"2024-06-11T15:04:41","slug":"virginia-exits-californias-ev-mandate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=332404","title":{"rendered":"Virginia exits California\u2019s EV mandate"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"407\" data-attachment-id=\"332406\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=332406\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/0Youngkin-EV-Mandate.png?fit=1280%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1280,720\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"0Youngkin-EV-Mandate\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/0Youngkin-EV-Mandate.png?fit=723%2C407&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/0Youngkin-EV-Mandate.png?resize=723%2C407&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-332406\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/0Youngkin-EV-Mandate.png?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/0Youngkin-EV-Mandate.png?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/0Youngkin-EV-Mandate.png?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/0Youngkin-EV-Mandate.png?resize=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/0Youngkin-EV-Mandate.png?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfact.org\/2024\/06\/10\/virginia-exits-californias-ev-mandate\/\">CFACT<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfact.org\/author\/ghoffman\/\">Gabriella Hoffman<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\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&nbsp; \u2014<a href=\"https:\/\/www.governor.virginia.gov\/newsroom\/news-releases\/2024\/june\/name-1028520-en.html\">Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Episode 440 of District of Conservation, Gabriella discusses Virginia exiting the California Air Resource Board\u2019s EV mandate by the end of 2024. Tune in to learn more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Listen on Apple Podcasts<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-podcast-player jetpack-podcast-player__direct-link\" href=\"https:\/\/podcasters.spotify.com\/pod\/show\/district-of-conservation\/episodes\/EP-440-Virginia-to-Exit-California-EV-Mandate-This-Year-e2khpvg\/a-abb6bd1\">https:\/\/podcasters.spotify.com\/pod\/show\/district-of-conservation\/episodes\/EP-440-Virginia-to-Exit-California-EV-Mandate-This-Year-e2khpvg\/a-abb6bd1<\/a>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>SHOW NOTES<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=PPsUtl6q3YE\">\u2060Livestream: EV Mandate Exit\u2060<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.governor.virginia.gov\/newsroom\/news-releases\/2024\/june\/name-1028520-en.html\">\u2060Governor Glenn Youngkin and Attorney General Jason Miyares: Virginia Will Exit California Electric Vehicle Mandate at End of Year\u2060<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.governor.virginia.gov\/media\/governorvirginiagov\/governor-of-virginia\/pdf\/ed\/SHNR-ACCII-memo.pdf\">\u2060VA NR Secretary Memo on EV Mandate Exit\u2060<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oag.state.va.us\/files\/Opinions\/2024\/24-017-Youngkin-&amp;-McDougle-issued.pdf\">\u2060AG Miyares Official Opinion\u2060<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/afdc.energy.gov\/data\/10962\">\u2060DOE EV Data Breakdown by State<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\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  \u2014Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":121246920,"featured_media":332406,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","_crdt_document":"","advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[691818068,691823177,691821977,691826579,691818417],"class_list":{"0":"post-332404","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"hentry","7":"category-uncategorized","8":"tag-california","9":"tag-charging-stations","10":"tag-electric-vehicles-evs","11":"tag-ev-mandate","12":"tag-virginia","14":"fallback-thumbnail"},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/0Youngkin-EV-Mandate.png?fit=1280%2C720&ssl=1","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/paxLW1-1otm","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":331788,"url":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=331788","url_meta":{"origin":332404,"position":0},"title":"BREAKING: The First Domino Falls on EV Mandates in Virginia","author":"uwe.roland.gross","date":"06\/06\/2024","format":false,"excerpt":"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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