BREAKING: Widespread power outages cause BEP to postpone vote mandating EV sales

Widespread Power Outages Cause BEP to Postpone Vote Mandating Electric Vehicle Sales

NOTICE FROM THE BEP WEBSITE:

STATE OF MAINE BOARD OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION Meeting Notice and Agenda ____________________________________________________________________________

BEP webpage: https://www.maine.gov/dep/bep/index.html

December 21, 2023, BEP Meeting Postponed

On December 19, 2023, Governor Janet Mills declared a State of Civil Emergency for 14 Maine counties following a significant wind and rain storm that has left hundreds of thousands of people without power and that has caused significant flooding and infrastructure damage, including to town and state roadways.

In consideration of the challenges facing Maine citizens who may wish to participate in the upcoming Board meeting in Augusta, the Board is postponing its meeting scheduled for December 21, 2023.

Additional details regarding rescheduling of the agenda items listed on the December 21, 2023, agenda and notice of rescheduling will be provided as soon as possible.

Please check https://www.maine.gov/dep/bep/index.html in the coming days for additional meeting information.

BACKGROUND:?

Unelected Board of Environmental Protection members appointed by Governor Janet Mills are on the verge of moving Maine toward elimination of gas powered vehicles. A vote on adopting the ?California Rule? mandating electric vehicle (EV) sales was scheduled for their December 21 meeting. Under the Rule, car dealers will be required to meet the absurd goal of: 43% of new sales in the 2027 model year be electric vehicles, increasing to 82% of new sales by the year 2032. That move, if adopted would, will put Maine on the path toward elimination of gas-powered vehicles by making then artificially expensive.?

All it took to initiate this "idea" was signatures from 150 ?environmentalists? under an obscure provision of Maine law. What followed was a proposed Rule 127-A petition public hearing that drew testimony from 1,600 people. 81% of the testimony was against adopting the ?California Rule.??

Despite overwhelming opposition from citizens, the Board voted 4-2 to prepare for adoption of the Rule at its' December 21 meeting.

Currently, Maine generates less about 6% sales from electric vehicles. The lack of enthusiasm for EVs can be attributed to a number of factors, including: cost, limited charging stations, unsuitability for cold climate, limited range, negligible effect on climate change, and many others raised at the public hearing.??

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BREAKING NEWS

Widespread Power Outages Cause BEP to Postpone Vote Mandating Electric Vehicle Sales

STATE OF MAINE BOARD OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION Meeting Notice and Agenda ____________________________________________________________________________

BEP webpage: https://www.maine.gov/dep/bep/index.html

IMAGINE BEING WITHOUT A CAR THIS WEEK AFTER THE STORM HIT!

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