Maine and Connecticut Pass on Adopting California EV Standards

Connecticut and Maine will be delaying the adoption of California’s electric vehicle standards, according to Green Car Reports.

In late March, the Board of Environmental Protection of Maine voted 4-2 against adopting California’s Advanced Clean Cars II rules. 

Though Connecticut has implemented changes encouraging EV adoption, last November the state’s governor Ned Lamont pulled a bill that would adopt California’s standards, citing an expected lack of votes for it to pass.

Both states have been criticized by EV advocates, who argue that misleading info from fossil fuel industry groups led them to make the decisions and that California’s standards won’t take effect in either region until model year 2029. More energy will be dedicated to expanding charging infrastructure until then.