Maine Pulls the Plug on California-Inspired Electric Car Mandates
By Alice Giordano Maine, a vastly rural state that mingles a traditional Yankee life of hunting, logging, lobstering, and living off the grid with an annual influx of 15 million tourists—most who arrive by car—will not be joining 12 other states in phasing out gas-powered cars in favor of electrical vehicles. In a 4 to 2 vote, the Maine Board of Environmental Protection earlier today…
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