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PublishedApril 4, 2024
Maine’s targets to reduce emissions may be harder to hit without electric vehicle standards
Maine officials looking to reach ambitious carbon-reduction targets are considering a range of sources after regulators rejected electric vehicle sales standards that would play a big role in cutting greenhouse gas emissions.
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PublishedApril 3, 2024
Oversight of Maine’s electric vehicle standards likely to shift from citizen board to lawmakers
A bill to formalize the change is headed to Gov. Janet Mills. The move delays limits on sales of gas-powered vehicles from being implemented until at least 2025.
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PublishedMarch 22, 2024
Proposal to give lawmakers final say over Maine’s electric vehicle standards sails through committee
The committee unanimously approved a bill declaring electric vehicle rules to be the responsibility of lawmakers and not the Board of Environmental Protection, an appointed citizen board that rejected EV rules the previous day.
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PublishedMarch 20, 2024
Maine board rejects mandate to boost electric vehicle sales by 2032
Suggesting lawmakers should take up such sweeping changes, the Board of Environmental Protection votes 4-2 against the rules on the same day that the Biden administration rolls out the country's strongest-ever limits on tailpipe pollution.
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PublishedMarch 20, 2024
Biden requires automakers to ramp up electric, hybrid vehicles in his most ambitious climate plan yet
The EPA says new tailpipe pollution limits would avoid more than 7 billion tons of planet-warming carbon emissions over the next 3 decades.
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PublishedMarch 12, 2024
Legislators want final say over Maine’s electric vehicle rules
Democratic leaders and a group of Republicans seek to shift oversight of Maine's clean car standards from a citizen board to state lawmakers.
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PublishedFebruary 5, 2024
Maine regulators asked for opinions on a plan to expand electric vehicle sales. They got 1,700 comments.
The Board of Environmental Protection will consider the proposal next month after postponing its meeting in December.
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PublishedJanuary 11, 2024
Maine receives $15 million federal grant to install nearly 600 electric vehicle chargers
The funding to build out the state's electric vehicle charging network comes as lawmakers are debating whether to limit sales of gas-powered vehicles in Maine.
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PublishedJanuary 9, 2024
Republican lawmakers plan to campaign on electric vehicle mandate this fall
Legislators say the unelected Board of Environmental Protection should not be entrusted to make such a major decision.
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PublishedDecember 28, 2023
DEP official: Board to consider EV rules even as it urges Legislature to revise regulations
The Board of Environmental Protection delayed a vote on the rules this month, angering climate advocates who say Maine needs to act soon to limit gas-powered cars with their tailpipe emissions.
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